Genocide (The Killing of the Buffalo) chords by
Thin Lizzy

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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When they try to tell you
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C C 
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Em Em 
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knowledge is a dangerous thing
"It's such a dangerous thing."
Am Am 
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The people that have it are
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the people that sin
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Em Em 
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And the people that need it  are
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Em Em 
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the people that can never win
"They can never win."
Am Am 
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Let me get you out of here,
little broken wing
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Verse 2
Am Am 
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There are people 'round
G G 
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here that are right
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There are people 'round here
Em Em 
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that like to sleep at night
Am Am 
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There are people 'round
G G 
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here that go slow
C C 
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There are people 'round here that don't
take kindly to the killing of the buffalo
Em Em 
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Verse 3
G G 
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Em Em 
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When they tear up all the treaties,
C C 
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Em Em 
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and break up all the plans
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"They break up all the plans."
Did you do your duty and
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kill on command?
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Em Em 
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Did you know the Red Man
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Em Em 
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used to roam this land?
"He used to roam this land."
Am Am 
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Now the souls of lost warriors
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Am Am 
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blow across the sands

Verse 4
People 'round here,
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Am Am 
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they get it right
People 'round here,
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we like to sleep at night
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There are people 'round
G G 
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here that go slow
C C 
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People 'round here that don't take
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kindly to the killing of the buffalo, oh no

Verse 5
Em Em 
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G G 
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Em Em 
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So listen to my story and
C C 
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Em Em 
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listen to it  well
"You better listen well."
Am Am 
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Listen to the glory of the gory
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details of the tale I tell
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C C 
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Did you know the Red Man very well?
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"I used to know him well."
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Did you know the hunting ground
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before it became a hell?
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There are

Verse 6
people 'round
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here that are right
Am Am 
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There are people 'round here
Em Em 
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that like to sleep at night
Am Am 
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There are people 'round
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here I don't know
C C 
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There are people 'round here that don't take
kindly to the killing of the buffalo
Em Em 
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Verse 7

The killing of the buffalo,

Verse 8
The killing of the buffalo
Bm Bm 2
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D D 
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Em Em 
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The killing
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The killing of the
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The killing of the buffalo
Bm Bm 2
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[Repeat: x5]
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C C 
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The killing
Am Am 
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The killing

Interlude 1

Verse 9
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C C 
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Em Em 
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So listen to my story of genocide
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How they were hunted and slaughtered
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till there was no place left to hide
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Em Em 
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Did you know the Red Man used to
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Am Am 
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hold his head with pride?
Till every man, woman,
Em Em 
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and child were destroyed
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There are

Verse 10
people 'round
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here that get it right
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There are people 'round here that
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couldn't sleep at night
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There are people 'round
G G 
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here I don't know
C C 
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There are people 'round here that don't take
kindly to the killing of the buffalo
Em Em 
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Verse 11
Am Am 
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There are people 'round
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here that understand
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There are people 'round here
Em Em 
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that couldn't give a damn
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There are people 'round here
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C C 
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Em Em 
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that go slow
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There are people 'round here that don't take too
G G 
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kindly to the killing of the buffalo
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Em Em 
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Verse 12
D D 
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Em Em 
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The killing of the buffalo [Repeat: x5]
The killing
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Em Em 
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The killing of the
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C C 
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They're killing all the buffalo
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D D 
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Em Em 
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The killing of  the buffalo
D D 
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[Repeat: x4]
Em Em 
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Am Am 
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The killing
Em Em 
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They're killing all the
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Bm Bm 2
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C C 
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They're killing all
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Em Em 
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D D 
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Em Em 
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D D 
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the buffalo
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Am Am 
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The killing of the buffalo
D D 
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[Repeat: x4]
Em Em 
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The killing
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The killing
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The killing of the buffalo

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