Tom: Em Em Em Am Em Em [Verse 1] Em Summer sun is swinging low Em Out here in the cotton row Am Surrounded by my sorrow Em Summer sun is swinging low [Verse 2] Em Aint no mother for my brother and me Em Lost her back in 63 Am Drowned herself in a sea of Jim Beam Em Aint no mother for a brother and me [Chorus] Em So Im burnin the woodshed down Em Going to burn it to the ground Am Going to kick the ashes all around Em Im burnin the woodshed down [Interlude] Em Em Am Em Em [Verse 3] Em Daddy beat me black and he beat me blue Em Broke his hickory stick in two Am God only knows what I'm bound to do Em Daddy beat me black and he beat me blue [Chorus] Em So Im burnin the woodshed down Em Going to burn it to the ground Am Going to kick the ashes all around Em Im burnin the woodshed down [Interlude] Em Em Am Em [Verse 4] Em Im gonna show that man just want I mean Em Pour out this can of kerosene Am Im going to toss a match into the breeze Em Im going to show that man just want I mean [Chorus] Em So Im burnin the woodshed down Em Going to burn it to the ground Am Going to kick the ashes all around Em Im burnin the woodshed down Am Going to kick the ashes all around Em Im burnin the woodshed down