Chords with lyrics
Tuning: G C E A (G C E A) Verse 1: Bb Drinking a cup of alligator blood F Tastes like the heads and feet we'd see Bb For sale at the local pawn F We'd make necklaces out of Bb I'd wear them 'round my neck F I'm a sucker for the love of the flesh All things rancid and delicate Bb But the smell in the summer heat F Bb It still gets to me
Chorus: G A Knee-deep in the poacher's dream Dm F He dragged that thing out back and he G A Hung it upside down, slit its belly open F And let it bleed out G A And he held my head and made me watch Dm F Bb He filled my mouth up with its blood and said Bb F C Bb F "Grow up weak or grow up tough" Verse 2: Bb Playing in the swamp of alligator blood F Behind our house in the marshy lawn Bb He'd always hold my head F Bb Under the water a little too long Bb 'Cause he wanted me to be all guts, no glory F "All survivor, no guilt," he said Bb But he calls me his crocodile tears F Bb While I'm chained up to the bed
Chorus: G A Knee-deep in the poacher's dream Dm F He dragged that thing out back and he G A Hung it upside down, slit its belly open F And let it bleed out G A And he held my head and made me watch Dm F He filled my mouth up with its blood and said Bb F C Bb "Grow up weak or grow up tough" Outro: Dm F When I was done G Bb Wiped my mouth on his sleeve G A Bb F I fucked the soul of the south but it crucified me
