The Ballad Of Tommy And Marla chords by Reckless Kelly

Chords with lyrics

song: the ballad of tommy and marla
by: reckless kelly
album: live at stubbs

Originally submitted by Randy_Floyd @ Cowboy Lyrics
I just improved on the formatting and finished laying out the chords for the rest of the song.


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Tommy was a hasher from the valley
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He was as burned out as a building from the riots
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He had a rockin' little girlfriend named Marla
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She was a cocktail waitress at the pit

Chorus

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Sometimes on the weekends they'd ride jet skis
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Take his little trailer to the river
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Bring along a TV to watch Rick Dees
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They were smokin' dope and snortin' crystal...Meth!

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Marla was as skinny as a fence post
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But the powder in the baggy made her talk
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Sometimes she wore her hair like Charlie's Angels
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You know,sometimes she looked as weird as Mr.Spock

Chorus

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Sometimes on the weekend they'd eat fast food
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Take his El Camino to the desert
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Ride his motorcycles in the sand dunes
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They were smokin' dope and snortin' crystal...Meth!

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Tommy had a passion for firearms
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His confidence they really seemed to bolster
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He bought a ninety-dollar pistol for his Mar-Mar
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She kept in her little girly holster

Chorus

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Sometimes on the weekends they'd be fighting
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Tommy thought his girl was telling lies
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Thought that she was humping with the bass player
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Smoking all his dope and all his crystal...Meth!

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Tommy started suffering from delusions
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After five nights without any sleep
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He shoved his fist through Marla's bedroom window
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Shoved his car keys through her dirty little teeth

Chorus

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Marla got her fingers on the trigger
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Grabbed poor little Tommy by the hair
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A augmentedA smoking gun is laying on the counter
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Sirens screaming in the air....scream on and on

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Tommy was a hasher from the valley
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He's just a memory of his burned out little world
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And Marla's doin' thirty years for murder
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But you know she's still his rockin' little girl

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Someday up in heaven they'll ride jet skis
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Scrawl their names upon the golden wall
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Maybe up in heaven they'll watch Rick Dees
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Smoke a little dope and snort some crystal...Meth!

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