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Poor Ditching Boy

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[Intro]
G
C D G
[Verse]
Was there Gever a winter so cold and so sad
The river too weary to fClood
The Gstorming wind cut through to my skin
But Cshe cut Dthrough to my Gblood
I was Glooking for trouble to tangle my line
But trouble came looking for Cme
I Gknew I was standing on treacherous ground
I was Csinking too Dfast to run Gfree
[Chorus]
With her CscheAmming, Gidle Dways
She Cleft me Ampoor eGnough
The Gstorming wind cut through to my skin
But Cshe cut Dthrough to my Gblood
I Gwould not be asking, I would not be seen
A-Gbeggin’ on mountain or Chill
But I’m Gready and blind with my hands tied behind
I’ve Cneither a Dmind nor a Gwill
With her CscheAmming, Gidle Dways
She Cleft me Ampoor eGnough
The Gstorming wind cut through to my skin
But Cshe cut Dthrough to my Gblood
[Verse]
It’s Gbitter the need of the poor ditching boy
He’ll always believe what they Csay
They Gtell him it’s hard to be honest and true
Does he Cmind if he Ddoesn’t get Gpaid?           
[Chorus]
With her CscheAmming, Gidle Dways
She Cleft me Ampoor eGnough
The Gstorming wind cut through to my skin
But Cshe cut Dthrough to my Gblood
[Outro]
C D G

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Poor Ditching Boy

by Richard Thompson

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

C D G

[Verse]

Was there ever a winter so cold and so sad

The river too weary to flood

The storming wind cut through to my skin

C D G

But she cut through to my blood

I was looking for trouble to tangle my line

But trouble came looking for me

I knew I was standing on treacherous ground

C D G

I was sinking too fast to run free

[Chorus]

C Am G D

With her scheming, idle ways

C Am G

She left me poor enough

The storming wind cut through to my skin

C D G

But she cut through to my blood

I would not be asking, I would not be seen

G C

A-beggin’ on mountain or hill

But I’m ready and blind with my hands tied behind

C D G

I’ve neither a mind nor a will

C Am G D

With her scheming, idle ways

C Am G

She left me poor enough

The storming wind cut through to my skin

C D G

But she cut through to my blood

[Verse]

It’s bitter the need of the poor ditching boy

He’ll always believe what they say

They tell him it’s hard to be honest and true

C D G

Does he mind if he doesn’t get paid?

[Chorus]

C Am G D

With her scheming, idle ways

C Am G

She left me poor enough

The storming wind cut through to my skin

C D G

But she cut through to my blood

[Outro]

C D G

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