Richard Thompson : Hand Of Kindness

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It was three in the morning when she took me apart

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She wrecked the furniture, she wrecked my heart

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She danced on my head like Arthur Murray

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The scars ain't never going to mend in a hurry

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Just when I thought I could learn to forget her

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Right through the door come a tear-stained letter

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Oh-oh-oh, love, love

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Cry, cry if it makes you feel better

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Set it all down in a tear-stained letter Oh-oh-oh, love, love Cry, cry if it makes you feel better Set it all down in a tear-stained letter |

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| Well my head was beating like a song by the Clash It was writing cheques that my body couldn't cash Got to my feet, I was reeling and dizzy I went for the phone but the line was busy Just when I thought that things would get better Right through the door come a tear-stained letter Oh-oh-oh, love, love Cry, cry if it makes you feel better Set it all down in a tear-stained letter Oh-oh-oh, love, love Cry, cry if it makes you feel better Set it all down in a tear-stained letter |

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Well I like coffee and I like tea But I just don't like this fiddle-di-dee It makes me nervous, it gives me the hives Waiting for a kiss from a bunch of fives Just when I think I could learn to forget her Right through the door come a tear-stained letter Oh-oh-oh, love, love Cry, cry if it makes you feel better Set it all down in a tear-stained letter Oh-oh-oh, love, love Cry, cry if it makes you feel better Set it all down in a tear-stained letter Oh-oh-oh, love, love Cry, cry if it makes you feel better Set it all down in a tear-stained letter |

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x10

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Tuning: DADGBE (Drop D)

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When we parted just like friends

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We never tied loose ends

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Bm

I could never say the words that would make amends

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Oh, how I wanted to

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Oh, how I wanted to

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To say I loved you

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To say I loved you

A7sus4

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Oh, how I wanted to From my blue room did you creep A love too rare to keep Well, I heard your step and I turned my head to weep Oh, how I wanted to Oh, how I wanted to Say I loved you Say I loved you Oh, how I wanted to

Guitar solo

Oh, how I wanted to Oh, how I wanted to Say I loved you Just say I loved you Oh, how I wanted to Now hearts do what hearts will And my nights are sleepless still Well, I never was the one to speak my fill Oh, how I wanted to Oh, how I wanted to Just say I loved you Ah, just say I loved you Oh, how I wanted to Ah ha ha ha ha Ah ha ha ha ha Ah ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha Oh, how I wanted to Oh, how I wanted to Say I loved you Just say I loved you Oh, how I wanted to

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Well I bought me a horse with a broken leg

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They said that she never could win

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Only fit for a bullet they said

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She'll be coming out of a tin So I took her home, I fed her on hay I tied her up with a sling Well, she just kept howling all of the night And that's the reason I sing

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Well, both ends burning, both ends burning

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That's how she got her name

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Both ends burning, both ends burning

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I never will sleep again Ah, both ends burning, both ends burning That's how she got her name Both ends burning, both ends burning I never will sleep again I took her to the race-track one fine day They couldn't believe their eyes They said, if that nag even stays on her feet We're going to give you first prize

Repeat chorus x2

Instrumental chorus x2

She ran so fast that it took my breath You never did see such a win But when she crossed that finishing line I was just too tired to grin

Repeat chorus x2

Instrumental chorus x4

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O you took my word and you took my key

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You took my pride and you took my dignity

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How can I still pretend to be what a man should be Well, whatever I say is in a book Whatever I do there's someone there to look You just can't shake a man the way that I've been shook

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Now is this the way it's supposed to be

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Is this the way it's supposed to be

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A poisoned heart and a twisted memory Now is this the way it's supposed to be Is this the way it's supposed to be A poisoned heart and a twisted memory O see that lifer doing his time If I could have his place and he'd have mine We'd be no better off on either side of the line Well, you took my job and you put me to sleep You feed me money, you treat me like a creep Wish I could get away but I must be in it too deep

Chorus x2

Well, you tell me you're going to get in touch You send me a letter that reads like double-Dutch You say, you're bound to lose, you're a little such-and-such You got my number, you got my rank You drained my head, you drained my petrol tank And when I die of shame I won't even know who to thank

Chorus x2

(B-side included as CD bonus track)

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x4

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Get in the car she said and drive me into next week

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I should have turned her down, blame my curious streak

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I never dreamt that we'd be driving into trouble

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Until we hit a rock that bent my nose double

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I'd say we both were on run, run, run

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She looked too fresh for twenty-one, one, one

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She slipped her little hand in mine, mine, mine

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Said I'll take you where the wind don't whine, whine

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I'll take you where the wind don't whine

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Ah the wheels were moaning, we were heading ninety-five The rain was beating down, my engine was alive The roads were empty as the day turned into night With every street lamp her face shone white I asked her name and she just smiled, smiled, smiled We must have clocked a thousand miles, miles, miles She said we'll be there in a while, while, while I'll take you where the wind don't whine, whine I'll take you where the wind don't whine

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I was feeling weary when the car died on me I pulled her over and the strength just drained from me The price of running's getting dearer and dearer And nothing ever seems to get nearer and nearer I suppose I didn't make the grade, grade, grade When I looked around she'd slipped away, 'way, 'way Out in the night you'll see her shine, shine, shine Waiting where the wind don't whine, whine Waiting where the wind don't whine, whine Waiting where the wind don't whine

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Don't think my love is something that you can play with

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I'm not the one to spend the time of day with

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You learn to hide love, you lock it up or find it gone

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You think you need me, you think you read me from the beating of my heart

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But you're listening to the wrong heartbeat

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Oh you're listening to the wrong heartbeat

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You're listening to the wrong heartbeat

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My love is strong If you should see a tear, you won't see many If you should hear me sigh, it's not for any If you should greet me as I am walking along You only want to see just the shell of me You don't know the other part But you're listening to the wrong heartbeat Oh you're listening to the wrong heartbeat You're listening to the wrong heartbeat My love is strong

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But you're listening to the wrong heartbeat Oh you're listening to the wrong heartbeat You're listening to the wrong heartbeat My love is strong Don't throw your secrets where men will steal them You got to hide them, you got to seal them No matter what you try, you'll never take my love from me And if you might think that you can move me From the beating of my heart But you're listening to the wrong heartbeat Oh you're listening to the wrong heartbeat You're listening to the wrong heartbeat My love is strong

Tuning: DADGBE (Drop D)

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Dm7

Dadd9

Well, I wove the rope

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Dadd9

And I picked the spot

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Well, I stuck out my neck

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And I tightened the knot

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Oh, stranger, stranger

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I'm near out of time

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You stretch out your hand

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I stretch out mine

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Oh, maybe just the hand of kindness

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Maybe just the hand of kindness

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Maybe just a hand

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Stranger will you reach me in time

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In time |

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Well I scuppered the ship And I bent the rail And I cut the brake And I ripped the sail And they called me a Jonah It's a sin I survived You stretch out your hand I stretch out mine Maybe just the hand of kindness... Shoot that old horse Break in the new The hung are many The living are few I see your intention Here's my neck on the line You stretch out your hand I stretch out mine Maybe just the hand of kindness...

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By Devonside, she was a-marchin'

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It was a gang of no great size

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And "Surrender" was the banner that she carried

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And hungry was the shiver in her eyes She met a boy, whose health was failing She threw down her banner, and took her prize And the only food she had was bread and morphine He fed on the shiver in her eyes

Instrumental verse

By Devonside, his love was drifting He looked for comfort, otherwise And there never was a rope or chain about him She held him with the shiver in her eyes And she said, My John, I'll be your pillow I'll be your lover, mother, whore and wife And he knew that he had loved and never seen her When the light fell from the shiver in her eyes

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Oh, two left feet, two left feet

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How can you dance with two left feet?

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Two left feet, two left feet

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How can you dance with two left feet?

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I love you honey, you're so sweet

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Just get rid of them two left feet

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You got no style, you got no beat

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All you got is your two left feet |

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| Well, your hair is pretty and your face is a treat But I don't like your two left feet I'm not one to admit defeat But I can't win with your two left feet I love you honey, you're so sweet But I can't stand them two left feet You got no style, you got no beat All you've got is them two left feet |

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Well, they're pulling people in off the street They all want to look at your two left feet Dance with Jimmy, dance with Pete Don't dance with me with them two left feet I love you honey, you're so sweet I can't stand them two left feet You got no style, you got no beat All you've got is your two left feet I dance with you and I land on my seat That's 'cause you dance with two left feet You could make my life complete Just get rid of them two left feet I love you honey, you're so sweet I can't stand them two left feet You got no style, you got no beat All you've got is them two left feet Oh, two left feet, two left feet How can you dance with two left feet? Two left feet, two left feet How can you dance with two left feet? I love you honey, you're so sweet Just get rid of them two left feet You got no style, you got no beat All you got is your two left feet Oh, two left feet, two left feet How can you dance with two left feet? Two left feet, two left feet How can you dance with two left feet? I love you honey, you're so sweet Just get rid of them two left feet You got no style, you got no beat All you got is them two left feet

Richard Thompson : Hand Of Kindness
1983

Tear-Stained Letter

How I Wanted To

Both Ends Burning

A Poisoned Heart And A Twisted Memory

Where The Wind Don't Whine

The Wrong Heartbeat

Hand Of Kindness

Devonside

Two Left Feet

Richard Thompson : Hand Of Kindness 1983

Tear-Stained Letter

How I Wanted To

Both Ends Burning

A Poisoned Heart And A Twisted Memory

Where The Wind Don't Whine

The Wrong Heartbeat

Hand Of Kindness

Devonside

Two Left Feet

Richard Thompson : Hand Of Kindness
1983