Intro: Dm
Verse 1:
Gm7CDm
My father he rides with your sheriffs
Gm7BbC
And I know he would never mean harm
FBbC
But to see both sides of a quarrel
Gm7Dm
Is to judge without hate or alarm
Chorus:
FGmBb
Ohhh, ohhh, helpless and slow
FGm7Dm
And you don't have anywhere to go
Verse 2:
Gm7CDm
You take away homes from the homeless
Gm7BbC
And leave them to die in the cold
FBbC
The gypsy who begged for your presents
Gm7Dm
He will laugh in your face when you're old
Chorus:
FGmBb
Ohhh, ohhh, helpless and slow
FGm7Dm
And you don't have anywhere to go
Verse 3:
Gm7CDm
Well, one man he drinks up his whiskey
Gm7BbC
Another he drinks up his wine
FBbC
And they'll drink till their eyes are red with hate
Gm7Dm
For those of a different kind
Chorus:
FGmBb
Ohhh, ohhh, helpless and slow
FGm7Dm
And you don't have anywhere to go
Verse 4:
Gm7CDm
When the rivers run thicker than trouble
Gm7BbC
I'll be there at your side in the flood
FBbC
It was all I could do to keep myself
Gm7Dm
From taking revenge of blood
Chorus:
FGmBb
Ohhh, ohhh, helpless and slow
FGm7Dm
And you don't have anywhere to go
FGmBb
Ohhh, ohhh, helpless and slow
FGm7Dm
And you don't have anywhere to go
Outro: Dm Dm/B Dm/Bb