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BORROWED TIME
Richard Thompson
(The C chords in the verse are fragments played by the guitar,
which alternates between Gm and C on these lines)
Intro (4 times)    Gm    Fadd9    Ebadd9  Fadd9  
                 Gm  F  Gm
There's Gmriders Cin this GmcountyC  Gm  
They're Gmtaking Cheads for GmbountyC  Gm  
FWake up Coreen  they've Ebcome to ride us Gmdown
GmSweetness Cwe have GmtastedC  Gm  
GmThe time to Cmove is GmwastedC  Gm  
FThey're riding like a Ebhurricane through this GmtownC  Gm  
GmWe've been Bbtoo many nights sleeping in a feather Gmbed
You Bbcan't close both your eyes with a price on your Gmhead
You've Fgot to stand and fight for Ebwhat you believe
You've Fgot to face death with your Ebheart on your sleeve
FLife is a card game you've Ebsoon got to leaveEb  Bb  
GmLiving on borrowed, living on borrowed
GmLiving on Cborrowed GmtimeC  Gm  F  
GmLiving on borrowed, living on borrowed
GmLiving on Cborrowed Gmtime
Gm  Fadd9  Ebadd9  Fadd9  Gm  Fadd9  Ebadd9  Fadd9
Gm  F  Gm
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)

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Borrowed Time

by Richard & Linda Thompson

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Fadd9

Ebadd9

BORROWED TIME

Richard Thompson

(The C chords in the verse are fragments played by the guitar,

which alternates between Gm and C on these lines)

Gm Fadd9 Ebadd9 Fadd9

Intro (4 times)

Gm F Gm

Gm C Gm C Gm

There's riders in this county

Gm C Gm C Gm

They're taking heads for bounty

F Eb Gm

Wake up Coreen they've come to ride us down

Gm C Gm C Gm

Sweetness we have tasted

Gm C Gm C Gm

The time to move is wasted

F Eb Gm C Gm

They're riding like a hurricane through this town

Gm Bb Gm

We've been too many nights sleeping in a feather bed

Bb Gm

You can't close both your eyes with a price on your head

F Eb

You've got to stand and fight for what you believe

F Eb

You've got to face death with your heart on your sleeve

F Eb Eb Bb

Life is a card game you've soon got to leave

Living on borrowed, living on borrowed

Gm C Gm C Gm F

Living on borrowed time

Living on borrowed, living on borrowed

Gm C Gm

Living on borrowed time

Gm Fadd9 Ebadd9 Fadd9 Gm Fadd9 Ebadd9 Fadd9

Gm F Gm

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)

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