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Killing Jar

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Capo 2nd fret
INTRO: Dm........F-Dm-F  
  FMy father was a judge, A solitary man,
  DmHe beat me to cry, With the back of his hand.
  FI played with my sisters, He said I played to rough,
  DmIt seems to me son, I didn't beat you enough.
No Ggood________
They said i'm no Dmgood
No Ggood________
They said son your no Dmgood
FI went for my schooling, and I faced the wall,
Dm"Tommy Burns" said the Teacher, can you hear me at all.
FI sweep out the hallways, and I sweep out the grounds,
DmAnd the boss he tells me, that I'm late on my rounds.
No Ggood________
They say i'm no goDmod
No gGood________
They say i'm no goDmod
FI once had a songbird, with a broken wing,
DmI cried and cried, oh it never would sing
FI once had a songbird, the apple of my eye,
DmI put it in the Killing Jar, Just to watch it die.
FI once had a sweetheart, caught her running around,
DmI hit her with a log chain, and I put her in the ground.
FI once had a sweetheart, Oh a pretty little thing,
DmI knelt in her cold grave, and I took back my ring.
    G
|No good________  Dm  
|They say i'm no good x4
No gGood________ I'm no gDmood

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Killing Jar

by Richard Thompson

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo 2nd fret

Dm F Dm F

INTRO: ........--

My father was a judge, A solitary man,

He beat me to cry, With the back of his hand.

I played with my sisters, He said I played to rough,

It seems to me son, I didn't beat you enough.

No good________

They said i'm no good

No good________

They said son your no good

I went for my schooling, and I faced the wall,

"Tommy Burns" said the Teacher, can you hear me at all.

I sweep out the hallways, and I sweep out the grounds,

And the boss he tells me, that I'm late on my rounds.

No good________

They say i'm no good

No good________

They say i'm no good

I once had a songbird, with a broken wing,

I cried and cried, oh it never would sing

I once had a songbird, the apple of my eye,

I put it in the Killing Jar, Just to watch it die.

I once had a sweetheart, caught her running around,

I hit her with a log chain, and I put her in the ground.

I once had a sweetheart, Oh a pretty little thing,

I knelt in her cold grave, and I took back my ring.

|No good________

|They say i'm no good x4

G Dm

No good________ I'm no good

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