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