Woodbox Gang - Shadow Of Tom

band : woodbox gang
album : drunk as dragons

shadow of tom

verse 1
E Bm
well i poked my lighter through a hurricane hole
D C B
drinking champagne from a turtle shell bowl
E Bm
i grabbed on the hook of his big fishing rod
D C B E
i’m holding my breath in the shadow of tom

verse 2
well i starred in a puppet show in an alleyway
built a king size bed from a bale of hay
the sun is sweat and the moon is blood
they all get eclipsed in the shadow of tom

chorus
D E C D
stereo blaring just as loud as it can
D E
tom’s the only one who really understands

verse 3
and i’m shuffling cards in an interstate town
i got my shoes shined by a one eyed clown
gas station coffee ain’t never too hot
i’m running on fumes in the shadow of tom

verse 4
there’s a homemade scarecrow beating on a drum
a dead drunk preacher is cleaning his guns
whiskey and dust and it’s name is mud
spouted from the pulpit in the shadow of tom

verse 5
then i fetched my Daddy a hickory stick
every time i cuss an unborn baby kicks
Daddy’s gonna have to hit me really really hard
to end my time in the shadow of tom