Written by Richard Thompson
D G This cruel country has driven me down, A D G A Teased me and lied, teased me and lied, D G I've only sad stories to tell to this town, A A7 D My dreams have withered, and ...died! G F#m Em Once I was bending the ...tops of the trees, F#m Em Em7 A Kind thoughts in my head, kind voices to hear!hide this tab(D) D (D) G e|---2-------------------|---2---|---2-------------------|---3---| B|---3-------------------|---3---|---3-------------------|---3---| G|---0--h2--0------------|---2---|---0--h2--0------------|---2---| D|---0---------4--2--0---|---0---|---0---------4--2--0---|---0---| A|---------------------0-|-------|---------------------0-|---2---| E|-----------------------|-------|-----------------------|---3---|D G Then I took up with a girl from the west, A D G A Played run and hide, played run and hide, D G Count one to ten, and she's gone like the rest, A A7 D My dreams have withered and died! G F#m Em If I was a butterfly, lived for a day, F#m Em Em7 A I could be free, just blowing a - way!hide this tabe|-------------| B|-------------| G|-------------| D|-------------| A|---0--2--4---| E|-------------|D G Silver moon sail up, and silver moon - shine, A D G A On the waters so wide, waters so wide, D G Slipped from the bed of a good friend of mine, A A7 D My dreams have withered and died! G F#m Em Once I was bending the tops of the trees, F#m Em Em7 A Kind thoughts in my head, kind voices to hear!hide this tabe|-------------| B|-------------| G|-------------| D|-------------| A|---0--2--4---| E|-------------|D G This cruel country has driven me down, A D G A Teased me and lied, teased me and lied, D G I've only sad stories to tell to this town, A A7 Bm My dreams have withered, and died, A A7 G My dreams have withered, and died, A A7 D G My dreams have withered, and died----------!hide this tabe|-------------| B|-------------| G|-------------| D|-------------| A|---0--2--4---| E|-------------|
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