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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A I've been gone so long, now ain't it a pity Bending my back in this hell-hole city ED Turning my ear from my friends and betters EDBm Up to my neck in unread letters and unwritten laws
ADG Where I come from feeling is a crime ADG I thought I could take you in my own good time ADG Like a jumped-up fool, now down I climb AF#mD And I ain't going to drag my feet no more AF#mD I'm running to your side, gonna beat down the door AF#mDA I ain't going to drag my feet no more, no more
Well I can't live without you but I've been trying I've got a short-set fuse and two fists of iron I did everything a man might do To stop myself from pining after you but it don't seem to matter no more
Penny's in my hand, now I'm going to spin it Heads you win, don't you think for one minute That I care for this bed with nobody in it And I ain't going to drag my feet no more I'm running to your side, gonna beat down the door I ain't going to drag my feet no more, no more
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Biding my time is driving me senseless You worked yourself right under my defences You got me in a grip that I can't shake All my feelings are about to break and love never rains, it pours
I worked my hands 'till they couldn't spell your name I rolled and I roared 'till I couldn't see your face I leaned on the jukebox 'till I couldn't hear your voice Put my head in the sand, but that won't do it I swore I was above you, but that won't do it And I tried and I tried, but that won't do it And I ain't going to drag my feet no more I'm running to your side, gonna beat down the door I ain't going to drag my feet no more, no more