Tom: Am
Am Em G F Am G F
Am C G F Am G Am
[Verse 1]
Am Em G F
They got the farmhouse burning, watched it burn to the ground
Am Em G F
Smoke filled the horizon just, two miles from town
Am Em G F
There was no need to worry, there was no one who'd care
Am G Am Am
It was a dog den where good men were rare.
[Verse 2]
Am Em G F
With the wheels on the highway through the cold autumn rain
Am Em G F
Out came the pistols and a book full of names
Am Em G F
Thumbing each one who'd sing out the words
Am G Am
Facing hard time is an old junkie curse.
[Chorus]
F G Am
On down between the country,
F G Am
Where deer lay, along the road,
F G Am
On down between the country,
F G Am Am
Where a long life is a blessed one, I'm told
[Verse 3]
Em G F
When they caught up with Henry, he was out in his yard
Am Em G F
Splitting that beechwood before the winter hit hard
Am Em G F
Laid a bullet in his back, watched him drop like a rock
Am G Am Am
And come to rest 'cross that old chopping block.
[Verse 4]
Am Em G F
Anne Carol ran the uppers from the laundry downtown
Am Em G F
Played online poker when there was no one around
Am G F
And except for a few strays in the dead parking lot
Am G Am
Not a soul heard the thud or the shot.
[Chorus]
F G Am
On down between the country,
F G Am
Where deer lay, along the road,
F G Am
On down between the country,
F G Am Am
Where a long life is a blessed one, I'm told
