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