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Haul Me Up

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Intro
Em
Verse 1
Haul me Gup please help me I'm drowning 
Haul me Dup to Gwhere I can breathe        
Haul me up where the Cair is sweeter 
GStretch out a hand a Dhand brother Gplease  
Verse 2               
GWell I'm walking in a sea of molasses 
Every Dstep I take it Gsucks me down       
The more I fight the Cmore it grips me 
If I Gsink much further I'm Dlooking to Gdrown
Chorus 1
Haul me Cup I'm Glost in confusion 
Haul me Cup I'm Gup to my knees           
Haul me Cup I'm Gstuck in the quicksand 
DStretch out a hand a hand brother please haul me Gup
Repeat Verse 1
Verse 3
GHere comes Jezebel sweet as the morning 
DHolds out a cup and I'm Gtempted to drink
Six thousand voices Cringing in the rafters 
GHow can I dream when I Dcan't even Gthink
Chorus 2
Haul me Cup the Gbanshees are wailing 
CHaul me up the Gsirens are singing
Haul me Cup the Gfuries are screaming 
DStretch out a hand a hand brother please haul me Gup
Repeat Verse 1
Verse 4
GI'm fighting but oh the disease has got me 
But Dwhat is this sickness that Ghas no name
Who are these friends that Ckill me with kindness 
I Gdon't know the rules but I'm Dtrapped in the Ggame
Repeat Chorus 1
Repeat Chorus 2
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Haul Me Up

by Richard Thompson

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Chords in this song · guitar

Intro

Verse 1

Haul me up please help me I'm drowning

D G

Haul me up to where I can breathe

Haul me up where the air is sweeter

G D G

Stretch out a hand a hand brother please

Verse 2

Well I'm walking in a sea of molasses

D G

Every step I take it sucks me down

The more I fight the more it grips me

G D G

If I sink much further I'm looking to drown

Chorus 1

C G

Haul me up I'm lost in confusion

C G

Haul me up I'm up to my knees

C G

Haul me up I'm stuck in the quicksand

D G

Stretch out a hand a hand brother please haul me up

Repeat Verse 1

Verse 3

Here comes Jezebel sweet as the morning

D G

Holds out a cup and I'm tempted to drink

Six thousand voices ringing in the rafters

G D G

How can I dream when I can't even think

Chorus 2

C G

Haul me up the banshees are wailing

C G

Haul me up the sirens are singing

C G

Haul me up the furies are screaming

D G

Stretch out a hand a hand brother please haul me up

Repeat Verse 1

Verse 4

I'm fighting but oh the disease has got me

D G

But what is this sickness that has no name

Who are these friends that kill me with kindness

G D G

I don't know the rules but I'm trapped in the game

Repeat Chorus 1

Repeat Chorus 2

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