Calico County chords by Steve Earle

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Intro riff (plays through song)

e|--------------|          e|------|
B|--------------|          B|------|
G|-2----2-2-2-2-|  x3      G|-0--2-|
D|-2----2-4-2-2-|          D|-0--0-|
A|-0--4-------0-|          A|-x--x-|
E|--------------|          E|-3--2-|


Intro:
A  G D/F#    x2

Verse:
A

Half a case of cold pills soaking in a milk jug
                     G        D/F#
Hydrochloric acid, iodine and phosphorous
A
Careful not get any on ya when you shake it up
                                G      D/F#     A
That's the way we cook it up in Calico County
G      D/F#      A  G D/F#
Calico County


Verse 1:
A
Born in a double wide out behind the county dump
                       G            D/F#
Mama never told me why daddy didn't live with us
A
Only picture I had he's climbing on the prison bus
                          G      D/F#      A
Stencil on his back said "Calico County"
G      D/F#      A  G D/F#
Calico County


Solo:
E
A  G D/F#


Verse 2:
A
My little brother Bobby stole a Coca-Cola truck
                               G             D/F#
Drove it through the cemetery, Bobby doesn't give a fuck
A
Thirteen tombstones fifty-seven hundred bucks
                         G      D/F#      A
Ain't that much money in Calico County
G      D/F#      A
Calico County


Verse 3:
A
"Outta here some day" Ain't that what they used to say
                           G               D/F#
Army wouldn't take me so I guess I'm gonna have to stay
A                                                                             G      D/F#     A
Friday night, dog fight, sucking on a meth pipe until I lay me down to die in Calico County
G      D/F#      A
Calico County
G      D/F#      A  G  D/F#
Calico County