Tom: Am
D C Am Am Am
[Verse 1]
C F C
In her red sun dress with braids in her hair
Dm F Am
She crawled out her window and ran to meet him there
C F C
Where she gave up on youth and gave into desire
Dm F Am
And the touch of his hands lit a wildfire
[Chorus]
C
And a sliver of light
G
Cuts through the dark
F (hold)
And the moonlight shines
Am
On Della Jane's heart
[Verse 2]
C F C
The cold wind was blowing as she waited for his embrace
Dm F Am
But it only got colder when she saw the look on his face
C F C
His blindsiding words of his new love for Anna Lee
Dm F Am
Filled her with rage as he told her of their plans to leave
[Chorus]
C
And a sliver of light
G
Cuts through the dark
F (hold)
And the moonlight shines
Am
On Della Jane's heart
[Insturmental]
Dm Dm Am Am
Dm Dm Am Am
C G F (hold same count as a chord)
Am Am Am (hold same count as a chord)
[Verse 3] (single strum each chord, light strumming at the end of each line)
C F C
Now the weight of her world was heavy as lead
Dm F Am
But she drug it on down to the ol' riverbed
C F C
With her knees in the mud she looked up and prayed
Dm F Am (back to original strum)
"Lord, please wash all of my sins and his body away"
C Am
Wash it all away, wash it all away
[Chorus]
C
And a sliver of light
G
Cuts through the dark
F (hold)
And the moonlight shines
Am
On Della Jane's heart
C Am
On Della Jane's heart, on Della Jane's heart
C Am
On Della Jane's heart, on Della Jane's heart
