T Total Tommy chords by Mickey Newbury

Chords with lyrics

T Total Tommy

Intro: G+G E minorEm A minorAm D7D7 (2X)

G+G               A minorAm
To the sad-eyed misinterpreted hung-up child of clay
D7D7                G+G
So the drunken poets pretty words didn't help you find your way
                    A minorAm
Was it your mistake for thinkin' he was born before his time
D7D7                      G+G
Or was it his for thinkin' he might save you with his flimsy rhyme

G+G
T Total Tommy took a toke of tea, black cats backin' up a big oak tree
A minorAm
Tick tocks tickin' out a tune on time, last words lookin' for a line to rhyme
D7D7                             G+G  E minorEm A minorAm D7D7
Saw fishs swimmin' in the sea-saw-sea but me well I'm only lookin'

I see so many with no place tonight their sleepy heads to lay
With pen in hand I take a stand I got nothin' deep to say
Some words are better left to whisper only to the wind
Some men kill with bullets Lord others use a pen

Sidewalks singin' of a troubled time, small talks marchin' to a nursery rhyme
Day trippers trippin' on a mornin' high stop watch watchin' for a chance to die
Bad dogs barkin' up an empty tree but me well I'm only cryin