Toadvine

artist : ben nichols / lucero song : toadvine album : the last pale light in the west tuning : standard note : " [ lyrics ] " are sung on the cd but not in the printed lyrics Intro : F Am Em F C F C C Verse 1 : F Am Em F [ i ] rode myself into the ground , hell its almost over now , C F C C i dont see nothing but the light F Am Em F darkness filled my days , the rising sun has shown the way , [ and ] C F C C i dont see nothing but the light Dm F the preachers lesson , is simply armageddon , C G the devil , he knows how to ride Dm F a killer of men , and no way to save them , C G hell now we all have to die F F Chorus : F G you wouldnt think that out here , a man could simply run clear Am A# F A# F out of country but , oh my . . . oh my , [ oh my . . . oh my ] C F C C nothing but the light instrumental Bridge : F Am Em F C F C C Verse 2 : F Am Em F they took my ears in omaha , thought me dead but i werent all [ and i ] C F C C left them bleeding in the mud F Am Em F branded me for horse thievery , between my eyes for all to see [ and i ] C F C C left them bleeding in the mud Dm F when this world was made , [ it ] was never meant to save C G everyone in kind Dm F and i dont believe , god much had me C G had me much in mind F F Chorus repeat : instrumental Bridge : F G Am A# F A# F C F C C abridged Verse 3 : Dm F so tell me barkeep , what is there to drink C G with just minimal risk Dm F of blindness or death , it all tastes of ashes C G seems thats all we ever get , F F it’s all we ever get repeat Chorus as finale : - - crookedpath