The Poor Ditching Boy chords by Richard Thompson

The poor ditching boy
Richard Thompson:”Henry the human fly”. 1972.

Intro: G1 G2 G3 G4 G1 G5 G6 G7 G6 G8 G1

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Was there ever a winter so cold and so sad
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The river too weary to flood
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The storming wind cut through to my skin
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But she cut through to my blood

I was looking for trouble to tangle my line
But trouble came looking for me
I knew I was standing on treacherous ground
I was sinking too fast to run free

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With her sche-eming, idle ways
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She left me poor enough
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The storming wind cut through to my skin
    G6      D1            G1
But she cut through to my blood

I would not be asking, I would not be seen
A-beggin’ on mountain or hill
But I’m ready and blind with my hands tied behind
I’ve neither a mind nor a will

Ref.

It’s bitter the need of the poor ditching boy
He’ll always believe what they say
They tell him it’s hard to be honest and true
Does he mind if he doesn’t get paid?

Ref.
Outro:

G1:x0503x	G7:x0001x	Tuning: DGDGHD
G2:x0553x	G8:x0403x
G3:x0543x	D1:xx0230
G4:xx021x	C: x55555
G5:x000xx	D2:077777
G6:x0201x

Transcr. jcnilssen@excite.com