GENESIS HALL (Richard Thompson)
As performed by Fairport Convention
From the album "Unhalfbricking"
also on the Richard Thompson album "Watching the dark"

Chord Transcription by Ken Rutsky <longhair@albany.net>, 
with assistance from John Verkuilen

Intro

This gives the flavor of the intro when playing the song alone; the
overdubs are easy enough to figure out:

e--5h6p5--5h6p5--5h6p5--5h6p5--
B------------------------------
G------------------------------
D------------------------------
A--0------0------0------0------
E------0------0------0------0--

**There is no straight Dm chord in the recording; I've substituted Dm
for this as a suggestion when playing solo.  Also, try substituting sus2
ans sus4 forms for variety.

   Dm         C               Dm
My father, he rides with your sheriffs
                    F          C
And I know he would never mean harm
       F        Bb         C
But to see both sides of a quarrel
      Dm
Is to judge without hate or alarm

F   Gm
Oh, oh
Bb
Helpless and slow
    F              Gm          Dm
And you don't have anywhere to go

You take away homes from the homeless
And leave them to die in the cold
The gypsy who begs for your presents
He will laugh in your face when you're old

CHORUS

INSTRUMENTAL -- Same as Chorus chords


Now one man, he drinks up his whiskey
And another, he drinks up his wine
And they'll drink 'till their eyes are red with hate
For those of a different kind

CHORUS

When the rivers run thicker than trouble
I'll be there at your side in the flood
It was all I could do to keep myself
From taking revenge on your blood

CHORUS

CHORUS

INSTRUMENTAL

End with an arpeggiated D5 or Dm