Richard Thompson - Killing jar

^F My father was a judge, A solitary man, ^Dm He beat me to cry, With the back of his hand. ^F I played with my sisters, He said I played to rough, ^Dm It 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 go^Dmod No g^Good________ They say i'm no go^Dmod

^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 g^Good________ I'm no g^Dmood