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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B He said, Dear, I’m leaving, right there in the hallway E As the party roared on all around B And her head wouldn’t turn, O she couldn’t look at him F#C#mF# In a whirlpool she quietly drowned
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B How I wish I knew all the old songs they’re singing F# Such comfort they’re bringing to a heart that’s as empty as mine C#mE O it lifts you so high, does the Sweet Bye and Bye F#B Happy Days and Auld Lang Syne
And she said, I’ll be wearing my smile like a mask And I’ll care for each stranger I kiss And no-one will know that I’m wounded and cheated So close to my moment of bliss And sometimes you never connect with a song Till it’s telling the way that you feel Putting words to your story, all the pain and the glory How can it be written so real