Richard Thompson - I Aint Going To Drag My Feet No More

i ain’t going to drag my feet no more

A
i’ve been gone so long , now ain’t it a pity
bending my back in this hell – hole city
E D
turning my ear from my friends and betters
E D Bm
up to my neck in unread letters and unwritten laws

A D G
where i come from feeling is a crime
A D G
i thought i could take you in my own good time
A D G
like a jumped – up fool , now down i climb
A F#m D
and i ain’t going to drag my feet no more
A F#m D
i’m running to your side , gonna beat down the door
A F#m D A
i ain’t going to drag my feet no more , no more

well i can’t live without you but i’ve been trying
i’ve got a short – set fuse and two fists of iron
i did everything a man might do
to stop myself from pining after you but it don’t seem to matter no more

penny’s in my hand , now i’m going to spin it
heads you win , don’t you think for one minute
that i care for this bed with nobody in it
and i ain’t going to drag my feet no more
i’m running to your side , gonna beat down the door
i ain’t going to drag my feet no more , no more

instrumental : Em Bm D

biding my time is driving me senseless
you worked yourself right under my defences
you got me in a grip that i can’t shake
all my feelings are about to break and love never rains , it pours

i worked my hands ’till they couldn’t spell your name
i rolled and i roared ’till i couldn’t see your face
i leaned on the jukebox ’till i couldn’t hear your voice
put my head in the sand , but that won’t do it
i swore i was above you , but that won’t do it
and i tried and i tried , but that won’t do it
and i ain’t going to drag my feet no more
i’m running to your side , gonna beat down the door
i ain’t going to drag my feet no more , no more

by : jose duarte
jtduarte1@gmail . com