Terrible Thing

Capo: 3rd fret Intro C e|-----------------| B|-------1---------| G|---0-------0---0-| D|-----2-------2---| x4 A|-3---------------| E|-----------------| [Verse 1] C G C The parking lot is rammed with shotgun pickup trucks F C At the Jones Rubber plant where all the guys end up F C Beer-drinking boy scouts living life like they ain't stuck Am G F On these quicksand streets with their girls in a sling Am G C I'm in my bedroom on the verge of a terrible thing [Verse 2] C G C 'Round here, we all take up our cross and hang on His holy name F C But the cards that I was dealt will get you thrown out of the game F C Hey momma, can't you see your boy is wrapped up in the strangle silk Am G F Of this cobweb town where culture is king? Am G C I'm in my bedroom on the verge of a terrible thing Chorus F Am C I close my eyes and think of the water F Am G Out at the Salt Creek when I was young [Verse 3] C G C Down at Old Mill Park, half the town's in tow F C To crown the Bathing Beauty of the rodeo F C While her mother fights back proud tears a young cowboy gives the nod Am G F The chute opens, bull draws blood, and the gift is accepted by God Am G F The chute opens, bull draws blood, and the gift is accepted by God Am G F In this barbed wire town of barbed wire dreams Am G C I'm in my bedroom on the verge of a terrible thing Chorus F Am C I close my eyes and think of the water F Am G Out at the Salt Creek when I was young F Am C I close my eyes and think of the water F Am G Out at the Salt Creek when I was young