Chord Carolina Drama by Jack White

Am hammer on and off the D and G string i’m not sure if there’s a point to this story C B Am but i’m going to tell it again Am so many other people try to tell the tale C B Am not one of them knows the end . Am it was a junk - house in south carolina C B Am held a boy the age of ten Am along with his older brother billy C B Am and their mother and her boyfriend D who was a triple loser with some blue tattoos D that were given to him when he was young Am and a drunk temper that was easy to lose C B Em Am and thank god he didn’t own a gun Am well , billy woke up in the back of his truck C B Am took a minute to open his eyes he took a peep into the back of the house and found himself a big surprise D he didn’t see his brother but there was his mother with her red - headed head in her hands Am while the boyfriend had his gloves wrapped around an old C B Em Am priest trying to choke the man C B Em G F softly Am G F softly gently 2x Am billy looked up from the window to the truck C B Am threw up , and had to struggle to stand Am he saw that red - necked bastard with a hammer C B Am turn the priest into a shell of a man D the priest was putting up the fight of his life D but he was old and he was bound to lose Am the boyfriend hit as hard as he could C B Em Am and knocked the priest right down to his shoes Am well , now billy knew but never actually met C B Am the preacher lying there in the room Am he heard himself say , "that must be my Daddy" C G Am then he knew what he was gonna do D billy got up enough courage , took it up D and grabbed the first blunt thing he could find Am it was a cold , glass bottle of milk C G Em Am that got delivered every morning at nine C B Em G F Am G F Am G F Em Am billy broke in and saw the blood on the floor , and Am he turned around and put the lock on the door Dm he looked dead into the boyfriend’s eye E his mother was a ghost , too upset to cry , then Am he took a step toward the man on the ground Am from his mouth trickled out a little audible sound Dm he heard the boyfriend shout , "get out!" E and billy said , "not till i know what this is all about" Am "well , this preacher here was attacking your mama" Am but billy knew just who was starting the drama Dm so billy took dead aim at his face E and smashed the bottle on the man who left his dad in disgrace , and Am the white milk dripped down with the blood , and the Am boyfriend fell down dead for good Dm right next to the preacher who was gasping for air E and billy shouted , "Daddy , why’d you have to come back here?" Am his mama reached behind the sugar and honey , and Am pulled out an envelope filled with money Dm "your Daddy gave us this , " she collapsed in tears E "he’s been paying all the bills for years" Am "mama , let’s put this body underneath the trees Am and put Daddy in the truck and head to tennessee" Dm just then , his little brother came in E holding the milk man’s hat and a bottle of gin singing , Am well now you heard another side to the story C B Am but you wanna know how it ends? Am if you must know , the truth about the tale C B Am go and ask the milkman