The Hunt


heliocentric@breathe.com Shaun Hand, Birmingham. 27th October 2000, 9.24pm The Hunt (Difford, Tilbrook) B-side to 'Black Coffee In Bed', 1982 C Give a man a gun, give him a cigar He'll think about a shot sitting at a bar Strip him of his clothes, stand him in the light Sweat upon his brow, frightened by the sight Em G Bm F Draw him like a bow, aim him at the world C Eb D F He pretends to know and then he'll swim up to the rocks C He'll be beaten by the fox C Give a man a drink, give a man the time Drink into his thoughts bottled up inside He'll tell a few jokes, stumble in the dark Trips upon the stairs, he's fallen apart Em G Bm F Draw him like a bow, aim him at the world C Eb D F He pretends to know and then he'll swim up to the rocks C He'll be beaten by the fox Em G Bm F Em G Bm Dm (instrumental w/guitar solo) C Beaten by the fox (repeat til fade)