Richard Thompson – Genesis Hall (Guitar)

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Written by Richard Thompson From: Fairport Convention: Unhalfbricking 1969 [Intro] Dm [Verse 1]
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My father he rides with your sheriffs

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And I know he would never mean harm

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But to see both sides of a quarrel

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Is to judge without hate or alarm
[Chorus]
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Oh, oh, helpless and slow

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And you don't have anywhere to go
[Verse 2]
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You take away homes from the homeless

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And leave them to die in the cold

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The gypsy who begged for your presents

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He will laugh in your face when you're old
[Chorus]
F   Gm  Bb
Oh, oh, helpless and slow

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And you don't have anywhere to go
[Verse 3]
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Well, one man he drinks up his whiskey

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Another he drinks up his wine

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And they'll drink till their eyes are red with hate

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For those of a different kind
[Chorus]
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Oh, oh, helpless and slow

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And you don't have anywhere to go
[Verse 4]
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When the rivers run thicker than trouble

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I'll be there at your side in the flood

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It was all I could do to keep myself

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From taking revenge of blood
[Chorus]
F   Gm  Bb
Oh, oh, helpless and slow

     F             Gm         Dm
And you don't have anywhere to go

F   Gm  Bb
Oh, oh, helpless and slow

     F             Gm         Dm
And you don't have anywhere to go