Tom: Dm
A5
[Verse]
Am
He lived down by the farmhouse
G
where the stray cats sleep at night,
F
just a deck of cards,
two fold out chairs,
E
and the ghost of his wife
Am
and the devil lived in his doorway,
G
kept out the love and hope.
F E
He lived a long, long, long time,
a long time ago.
Am
He lost one yellow sunday,
G
when he reached into his throat
F
and pulled out all the people
E
that he had bit
and tried to choke
Am
but together they overwhelmed him,
G
and he couldn't help but explode.
F E
He lost a long, long, long time,
a long time ago.
[Chorus]
Dm Am
Asked a man in town and he said he's lonely
Gm Dm
Said he was strange, and he was all alone
Em
No place to go
Dm
He went up in smoke
E
do do doooo doooo doooo doooo
A5
[Verse]
Am
Well he left in a hurry
G
when the cops kicked in his door.
F
He jumped out the second story,
E
limped down the road
and hijacked a car.
Am
He stuck his head out the broken window,
G
and he howled like the devil's own.
F E
He left a long, long, long time,
a long time ago.
[Chorus]
Dm Am
Asked a man in town and he said he's lonely
Gm Dm
Said he was strange, and he was all alone
Em
No place to go
Dm
He went up in smoke
E
do do doooo doooo doooo doooo
[Verse]
Am
He flew right past the border,
G
he ditched the car and dyed his hair.
F
he took out his deck of cards
E
for a couple last rounds
of solitaire,
Am
and he slept just like a baby,
G
though the night was hard and cold.
F E
He flew a long, long, long time,
a long time ago.
Am
When he passed through the devil's doorway,
G
well he knew just where he was.
F
He threw back his head and howled
E
as he resigned himself to dust
Am
and they found him in the rio fuerte,
G
His body was still afloat.
F E
He passed a long, long, long time,
a long time ago.
A5
[Chords]
A5 - A Power Chord = x-0-2-2-x-x
Am - A Minor = x-0-2-2-1-0
G - G Major = 3-2-0-0-0-1
F - F Major = 1-3-3-2-1-1
E - E Major = 0-2-2-1-0-0
Dm - D Minor = x-x-0-2-3-1
