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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BORROWED TIME Richard Thompson Transcribed by Phil Saunders (The C chords in the verse are fragments played by the guitar, which alternates between Gm and C on these lines)
Intro (4 times) GmFadd9Ebadd9Fadd9 GmFGm
GmCGmCGm There's riders in this county GmCGmCGm They're taking heads for bounty FEbGm Wake up Coreen they've come to ride us down GmCGmCGm Sweetness we have tasted GmCGmCGm The time to move is wasted FEbGmCGm They're riding like a hurricane through this town
GmBbGm We've been too many nights sleeping in a feather bed BbGm You can't close both your eyes with a price on your head FEb You've got to stand and fight for what you believe FEb You've got to face death with your heart on your sleeve FEbEbBb Life is a card game you've soon got to leave Gm Living on borrowed, living on borrowed GmCGmCGmF Living on borrowed time Gm Living on borrowed, living on borrowed GmCGm Living on borrowed time
GmFadd9Ebadd9Fadd9GmFadd9Ebadd9Fadd9 GmFGm
If you say that you want your freedom They'll hear you in every kingdom They'll travel ten thousand miles just to shoot you down Well, the judge he was deluded And the sheriff he soon colluded And he swore . . . six feet off the ground
They'll hunt you down 'cause you dared to tell the truth A man ain't safe these days under his own roof But you can't live your life under no man's thumb They'll all pay double for what they've done High days come and the bad days come
Living on borrowed, living on borrowed Living on borrowed time Living on borrowed, living on borrowed Living on borrowed time
But you can't live your life under no man's thumb They'll all pay double for what they've done High days come and the bad days come
Living on borrowed, living on borrowed Living on borrowed time Living on borrowed, living on borrowed Living on borrowed time (repeat)