Dad's Gonna Kill Me — Richard Thompson
Chords and lyrics for Dad's Gonna Kill Me by Richard Thompson (key of Bm).
Verse 1
Richard Thompson - Dad's Gonna Kill Me
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Intro
[B]
[B]Out in the desert there’s a soldier lying dead
Vultures pecking the eyes out of his head
Another day that could have been me there instead
Nobody loves me here, nobody loves me here
[G]Dad’s Gonna [Bm]Kill Me, [G]Dad’s Gonna [Bm]Kill Me
[B]You hit the booby trap and you’re in pieces
With every bullet your risk increases
Old Ali Baba, he’s a different species
Nobody loves me here, nobody loves me here
[G]Dad’s Gonna [Bm]Kill Me, [G]Dad’s Gonna [Bm]Kill Me
[D]I’m dead [A]meat in my [D]Humevee [A]Frankenstein
[D]I hit the [A]road block, [D]God knows I [A]never hit the mine
[D]The dice [A]rolled and I got [D]lucky this [E]time
[G][F#m]Dad’s Gonna [Bm]Kill Me, [G][F#m]Dad’s Gonna [Bm]Kill Me
Solo
[Bm]
[B]I’ve got a wife, a kid, another on the way
I might get home if I can live through today
Before I came out here I never used to pray
Nobody loves me here, nobody loves me here
[G][Bm]Dad’s Gonna Kill Me
[B]Dad’s in a bad mood, Dad’s got the blues
It’s someone else’s mess that I didn’t choose
At least we’re winning on the Fox Evening News
Nobody loves me here
[G][Bm]Dad’s Gonna Kill Me, [G][Bm]Dad’s Gonna Kill Me
[D]Dawn [A]Patrol went out [D]and [A]didn’t come back
[D]Hug the [A]wire and pray [D]like I told [A]you, Mac
[D]Or they’ll be [A]shovelling bits[D] of you into [E]a sack
[G][F#m]Dad’s Gonna Kill [Bm]Me [G][F#m]Dad’s Gonna Kill [Bm]Me
Break
[Bm] [A] [Bm] [F#m] [G] [Em] [A] [F#m]
[B]And who’s that stranger walking in my dreams
And whose that stranger cast a shadow ‘cross my heart
And who’s that stranger, I dare speak his name
Must be old Death a-walking, must be old Death a-walking
[G][Bm]Dad’s Gonna Kill Me
[B]7 muzzle monkeys standing in a row
Standing waiting for The Sandbox to blow
Sitting targets in the wild west show
Nobody loves me here
[G][Bm]Dad’s Gonna Kill Me, [G][Bm]Dad’s Gonna Kill Me
[D]Another [A]angel got his[D] wings [A]this week
[D][A]Charbroiled with his own[D] Willie Pete[A]
[D]Nobody’s [A]dying if you [D]speak [E]double-speak
[G][F#m]Dad’s Gonna Kill [B]Me, [G][F#m]Dad’s Gonna Kill [B]Me
G F#m* Bm
Dad’s Gonna Kill Me
Break
[Bm](Fade)
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