Stealin Chords

KeyE Capo1st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays506

Stealin by Dave Van Ronk is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of E with a capo on the 1st fret. It uses the chords E, A, E7, A7 and B7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
E
Text
16
Speed
  			 
 

Intro 
E E A A 
E E E E 
E E7 A A7 
E   B7 E 


Verso 1 
E 
Put your arms around me 
       E 
Like a circle `round the sun 
    A 
You know I'll love you baby 
        A 
When my easy ridin's done 



            E 
You don't believe I love you 
            E 
Look at the fool I've been 
            E 
You don't believe I'm sinkin' 
            E 
Look at the hole I'm In 

E        E7 
Stealin' stealin' 
       A                      A7 
Pretty mama don't you tell on me 
    E 
I'm stealin' back to my 
B7               E 
Same old used to be 

E        E7 
Stealin' stealin' 
       A                      A7 
Pretty mama don't you tell on me 
    E 
I'm stealin' back to my 
B7               E 
Same old used to be 


Instrumental 
E E A A 
E E E E 
E E7 A A7 
E   B7 E 


Verso 2 
         E 
Well the women Im loving 
        E 
Shes my height and size 
        A 
She's a married woman 
            A 
Comes up to see my sometimes 


 
            E 
You don't believe I love you 
            E 
Look at the fool I've been 
            E 
You don't believe I'm sinkin' 
            E 
Look at the hole I'm In 

E        E7 
Stealin' stealin' 
       A                      A7 
Pretty mama don't you tell on me 
    E 
I'm stealin' back to my 
B7               E 
Same old used to be 

E        E7 
Stealin' stealin' 
       A                      A7 
Pretty mama don't you tell on me 
    E 
I'm stealin' back to my 
B7               E 
Same old used to be 


Instrumental 
E E A A 
E E E E 
E E7 A A7 
E   B7 E 
E        E7 


Outro 
Stealin' stealin' 
       A                      A7 
Pretty mama don't you tell on me 
    E 
I'm stealin' back to my 
B7               E 
Same old used to be 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante