Written by Richard Thompson
G D Old friend, it's been so long, and it's been so real Em Am C D And if I helped you once it was no big deal G B Too bad I can't be there when they call your name Em Am F# B They're going to write you down in the hall of fame Am You really got what you wanted, I'm thrilled as pie B Am It really couldn't happen to a nicer guy Em Am Em Am Put it there pal, put it there G G/Gb Em C Now and then just throw me a crumb Em Am Em Am Put it there pal, put it there C G/Gb Em C Thanks for the help when I needed it, chum D Am You saw me drowning, you said I was a fake and laughed D Am9/G# Then you jumped right in and used me for a raft Em Am Em Am You shot me down with friendly fire Em Am Em Am You were all dressed up to play Gun For Hire Em Am Em Am The rope you threw me was made of barbed wire C D Bm But put it there pal, put it there, pal Em Put it there G D I know you mean well, call me a sentimental fool Em Am C D I know sometimes you've got to be kind to be cruel G B When you pat me on the back, that was quite some slap Em Am F# B That kind of compliment, it could kill a chap Am B So I'll drink your health, oh this emotion's given me a thirst Am B But maybe I'll have my food-taster drink it first Em Am Em Am Put it there pal, put it there G Em C You deserve everything you got coming Em Am Em Am Put it there pal, put it there G Em C Call me up if you want to come slumming D Am Some say you're a rattlesnake in the grass D Am9/G# But I say the sun shines out of your arse Em Am Em Am So it's no hard feelings, live and let live Em Am Em Am With a gift like yours, you're born to give Em Am Em Am You're so full of love it leaks out like a sieve C D Bm So put it there pal, put it there, pal Em Put it there Put it there Put it there Put it there, pal Put it there, pal Put it there, pal