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