Carla Came Home chords by Chris Knight

Intro:
Am


Verse 1:

              Am
Well, there's crying in the kitchen, there's running in the hall

                          C
Daddy's Winchester wasn't hanging on the wall

    G                             F
And it didn't seem like Christmas  very much at all

Interlude:
Am


Verse 2:

Am
Mama set me to choppin' wood before the snow

                                               C
She said, "Daddy's gone to Richmond and that's all you need to know"

         G                                  F
I said, "I want to know why Carla' got that blood on her clothes"


Chorus:

Am           F    Am              F
  Carla came home,  middle of the night

Am           F      D
  Sunglasses on and tears in her eyes

C            G              F
  Carla came home but not just for Christmas time


Interlude:
Am


Verse 3:

     Am
When Carla met Tom Walker, Daddy said, "He ain't no count"

                                            C
He'd grab his gun and go hunting when she'd bring him to the house

  G                                  F
Now something tells me Tom Walker is out of the picture now


Chorus:

Am           F    Am              F
  Carla came home,  middle of the night

Am           F      D
  Sunglasses on and tears in her eyes

C            G              F
  Carla came home but not just for Christmas time


Instrumental:
Am  F  x2
Am  F  D
C  G  F
Am


Verse 4:

Am
 Well, they quit searching for my brother-in-law

                     C
Gave him a week then they called in the dogs

            G                          F
Well, there won't nobody miss him 'cept  maybe his ma


Chorus:

Am           F    Am              F
  Carla came home,  middle of the night

Am           F      D
  Sunglasses on and tears in her eyes

C            G              F
  Carla came home but not just for Christmas time

Am           F    Am              F
  Carla came home,  middle of the night

Am           F      D
  Sunglasses on and tears in her eyes

C            G              F
  Carla came home but not just for Christmas time

C            G              Am
  Carla came home but not just for Christmas time