Thin Lizzy – Genocide (Guitar)
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GENOCIDE (THE KILLING OF THE BUFFALO)
As recorded by Thin Lizzy
(From the 1980 Album CHINATOWN)
[Intro]
A5 D5 C5 N.C.
E5
[Verse 1]
G5 E5 C5 E5 When they try to tell you knowledge is a dangerous thing E5 It's such a dangerous thing A5 C5 A5 E5 The people that have it are the people that sin G5 E5 C5 E5 And the people that need it are the people that can never win E5 They can never win A5 C5 A5 E5 Let me get you out of here little broken wing
[Chorus]
A5 G5 There are people 'round here that are right A5 E5 There are people 'round here that like to sleep at night A5 G5 There are people 'round here that go slow C5 There are people 'round here E5 That don't take kindly to the killing of the buffalo, oh no
[Verse 2]
G5 E5 C5 E5 When they tear up all the treaties and break up all the plans E5 They break up all the plans A5 C5 A5 E5 Did you do your duty and kill on command? G5 E5 C5 E5 Did you know the red man used to roam this land? E5 He used to roam this land A5 C5 A5 E5 Now the souls of lost warriors blow across the sands
[Chorus]
A5 G5 People 'round here, they get it right A5 E5 People 'round here, we like to sleep at night A5 G5 There are people 'round here that go slow C5 People 'round here E5 That don't take kindly to the killing of the buffalo, oh no
[Verse 3]
G5 C5 E5 So listen to my story and listen to it well E5 You better listen well A5 C5 A5 E5 Listen to the glory of the gory details of the tale I tell G5 A5 C5 Did you know the red man very well? E5 I used to know him well A5 C5 A5 E5 Did you know the hunting ground before it became a hell?
[Chorus]
A5 G5 There are people 'round here that are right A5 E5 There are people 'round here that like to sleep at night A5 G5 There are people 'round here I don't know C5 There are people 'round here E5 That don't take kindly to the killing of the buffalo E5 The killing of the buffalo, the killing of the buffalo E5 B5 The killing of the buffalo, the killing of the buffalo C5 D5 E5 The killing, the killing of the, the killing of the buffalo E5 A5 The killing of the buffalo, the killing of the buffalo E5 B5 The killing of the buffalo, the killing of the buffalo C5 D5 E5 N.C. E5 The killing, the killing
[Verse 4]
G5 E5 C5 E5 So listen to my story of genocide A5 C5 How they were hunted and slaughtered A5 E5 Till there was no place left to hide G5 E5 C5 E5 Did you know the red man used to hold his head with pride? A5 E5 Till every man, woman and child were destroyed
[Out-Chorus]
A5 G5 There are people 'round here that get it right A5 E5 There are people 'round here that couldn't sleep at night A5 G5 There are people 'round here I don't know C5 There are people 'round here E5 That don't take kindly to the killing of the buffalo A5 G5 There are people 'round here that understand A5 E5 There are people 'round here that couldn't give a damn A5 G5 There are people 'round here that go slow C5 There are people 'round here E5 That don't take kindly to the killing of the buffalo C5 There are people 'round here G5 A5 E5 D5 That don't take too kindly to the killing of the buffalo E5 The killing of the buffalo, the killing of the buffalo E5 The killing of the buffalo, the killing of the buffalo E5 B5 C5 D5 The killing of the buffalo, the killing, the killing of the E5 D5 They're killing all the buffalo, the killing of the buffalo E5 A5 E5 The killing of the buffalo, the killing of the buffalo B5 C5 D5 The killing of the buffalo, the killing, they're killing all the E5 D5 E5 D5 They're killing all the buffalo, the killing of the buffalo E5 A5 D5 The killing of the buffalo, the killing of the buffalo E5 D5 The killing of the buffalo, the killing, the killing C5 N.C. The killing of the buffalo