Richard Thompson OBE (born 3 April 1949, Notting Hill, London) is a British singer/songwriter and guitarist. Highly regarded for his guitar techniques, Thompson was awarded the Orville H. Gibson award for best acoustic guitar player in 1991. Similarly, his songwriting has earned him an Ivor Novello Award and, in 2006, a lifetime achievement award from BBC Radio. Thompson made his debut as a recording artist as a member of Fairport Convention in September 1967.
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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## From: [email protected] (Julie Hayne) Newsgroups: rec.music.makers.guitar.tablature Date: Mon, 05 Jul 1993 19:45:14
Walking Through a Wasted Land, by Richard Thompson, from Across a Crowded Room
AGD I'm walking through a wasted land AGD The softs are concrete and busk AGD Whatever happened to this country F#mED Where is the hand you can trust DEDEDE Walk Down, Walk Down, Walk Down
I remember when the farmer was ashamed If he never put his hand to a plow You can buy a lot of shame with your money he'd riding in a limousine now
Walk Down, Walk Down, Walk Down
Now sweat is the name of this town It's an ugly old dirty old disgrace And now that the steel's shut down It's steel puts the sweat in a man's face
Walk Down, Walk Down, Walk Down
Now I should have a break like you But somebody stepped off the ditch Heads are gonna roll someday If we ever get this yoke off our necks.
Walk Down, Walk Down, Walk Down
Solo
Well I'm walking through a wasted land I'm walking through a wasted land Where is the future we planned? I'm walking through a wasted land