Intro
Em
Verse 1
G
Haul me up please help me I'm drowning
D G
Haul me up to where I can breathe
C
Haul me up where the air is sweeter
G D G
Stretch out a hand a hand brother please
Verse 2
G
Well I'm walking in a sea of molasses
D G
Every step I take it sucks me down
C
The more I fight the more it grips me
G D G
If I sink much further I'm looking to drown
Chorus 1
C G
Haul me up I'm lost in confusion
C G
Haul me up I'm up to my knees
C G
Haul me up I'm stuck in the quicksand
D G
Stretch out a hand a hand brother please haul me up
Repeat Verse 1
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/r/richard_thompson/haul_me_up_crd.html ]
Verse 3
G
Here comes Jezebel sweet as the morning
D G
Holds out a cup and I'm tempted to drink
C
Six thousand voices ringing in the rafters
G D G
How can I dream when I can't even think
Chorus 2
C G
Haul me up the banshees are wailing
C G
Haul me up the sirens are singing
C G
Haul me up the furies are screaming
D G
Stretch out a hand a hand brother please haul me up
Repeat Verse 1
Verse 4
G
I'm fighting but oh the disease has got me
D G
But what is this sickness that has no name
C
Who are these friends that kill me with kindness
G D G
I don't know the rules but I'm trapped in the game
Repeat Chorus 1
Repeat Chorus 2
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