Tom: C#m
E B
Tomorrow she'll put make-up on the bruises
C#m A
Tomorrow she'll be making up excuses
E
But I've known you since we were three
B
What makes you think you can lie to me
C#m
And I'm trying to respect your privacy
A
Despite the fact that it's killing me...
E B
You say you love him but I don't know why
C#m A
He beats you up, he don't provide
E B
So you're stuck working doubles down at the local dive
C#m A
Dodging dirty hands for a petty wage but you bottle up the rage cos you gotta survive
[Chorus 1]
E G#
I got a Louisville Slugger in the back of my ride
C#m A E
Make the call and I'll be there by your side
C#m G# A
Hey girl you don't have to take that shit from anybody
[Verse 2]
E B
That sticky summer night in his backseat
C#m A
He made you bleed, planted his seed
E B
Now you've got not one but two more mouths to feed
C#m A
I know you wanted your kid to have a dad but name is not the same as deed
E B
I know you know there's more to life than this
C#m A
Taking the blame, the pain, whenever he gets pissed
E B
Nothing stronger than a mother's love for her only kid
C#m A
Except for maybe her battered bones, bruised by blows from his father's fists
[Chorus 2]
E G#
I got a Louisville Slugger in the back of my ride
C#m A E
Make the call and I'll be there by your side
C#m G# A
Hey girl you don't have to take that shit from anybody
E G#
Got a Louisville Slugger in the back of my ride
C#m A
Say the word and I'll make him fucking cry
E C#m G# A
You are my friend I will defend until the end
[Solo]
E B C#m A
E B C#m A
[Verse 3]
E B
What happened to the girl that I once knew
C#m A
I remember way back when, when nobody could tell you what to do
E B
Now you just sit there and let 'em turn the screws
C#m A
Hey girl I've said my piece, the rest is up to you
[Bridge]
E G#
I got a Louisville Slugger in the back of my ride
C#m A
Hey girl you gotta decide if this is how you gonna live your life
E G#
Trapped like a rat in a bad situation
C#m A
Frozen by feelings of fear and frustration
E G#
I got a Louisville Slugger in the back of my ride
C#m A
It's yours for the taking, your rage more than justified
E G#m C#m
Seeing red, black and blue, and you know that it's true
A
Yeah you know he won't stop til you're through
[Chorus 3]
E G#
I got a Louisville Slugger in the back of my ride
C#m A E
Make the call and I'll be there by your side
C#m G# A
Hey girl you don't have to take that shit from anybody
E G#
Got a Louisville Slugger in the back of my ride
C#m A
Say the word and I'll make him fucking cry
E C#m G# A E
You are my friend I will defend until the end
