Thomas County Law chords by Iron & Wine

• Difficulty: Intermediate

Tuning - DADGAD


Intro:

D Gadd9


Verse 1:
D             Gadd9  D
Thomas County law's got a crooked tooth
D                 Gadd9   D
Every traffic light is red when it tells the truth
  Gadd9       D/F#      Em11   Asus4
The church bell isn't kidding when it cries for you
D             Gadd9  D
Nobody looks away when the sun goes down

Verse 2:
D              Gadd9  D
Thomas County road takes you where it will
D                  Gadd9 D
Someone's singing on the far side of other hills
      Gadd9      D/F#     Em11   Asus4
And there's nowhere safe to burry all the time I've killed
D             Gadd9  D
Nobody looks away when the sun goes down

Verse 3:
D                   Gadd9 D
There's a couple ways to cross Thomas County line
D                     Gadd9  D
You can't see beyond the trees they're too tall and wide
   Gadd9     D/F#     Em11   Asus4
And I never seem to see around my brother's wife
D             Gadd9  D
Nobody looks away when the sun goes down

Bridge:
     Gadd9    D        Asus4     D
There are castles for kings, there are birds without wings
    Gadd9     D     Asus4
I could whine about it all, but I won't

Verse 4:
D             Gadd9  D
Thomas County law's got a crooked tooth
D                   Gadd9   D
Ain't a mother with a heart less than black and blue
     Gadd9      D/F#     Em11   Asus4
When you hold 'em to the light you can see right through
   Gadd9     D/F#      Em11  Asus4
Every dreamer falls asleep in their dancing shoes
   Gadd9     D/F#      Em11  Asus4
I may say I don't belong here but I know I do
D             Gadd9  D
Nobody looks away when the sun goes down
D             Gadd9  D
Nobody looks away when the sun goes down


CHORDS INSTRUCTIONS
D   - 004200
Gadd9 - 550400
D/F# - 450200
Em11 - 220000
Asus4 - x02200