Chords with lyrics
Intro:
E minorEm
Verse 1:
G+G
For eight days in a row now,
E minorEm
I've stood by my window.
D MajorD
They're coming, I know that
E minorEm
they're coming for me.
G+G
I loved a woman,
E minorEm
but she wasn't human.
D MajorD
And there's no use in
E minorEm
trying to make 'em see.
Chorus:
G+G
White ash and black ash,
E minorEm
a sharp edge, a strong back.
D MajorD
I've been a bad man,
E minorEm
and them are the facts.
G+G
Got an old leather bible
E minorEm
and a buffalo rifle.
D MajorD
There won't be a trial,
E minorEm
and I know that.
N.C.
Verse 2:
G+G
Down by the water,
E minorEm
I caught me an otter.
D MajorD
And after I shot it,
E minorEm
I boiled it down.
G+G
Hiding for rope,
E minorEm
tallow for soap,
D MajorD
Put the rest in a pot and
E minorEm
stir it around.
Chorus:
G+G
White ash and black ash,
E minorEm
a sharp edge, a strong back.
D MajorD
I've been a bad man,
E minorEm
and them are the facts.
G+G
Got an old leather bible
E minorEm
and a buffalo rifle.
D MajorD
There won't be a trial,
E minorEm
and I know that.
N.C.
Outro:
N.C.
White ash and black ash,
N.C.
a sharp edge, a strong back.
N.C.
I've been a bad man,
N.C.
and I know that.