Secret

Intro Em D G C Em D G C [Verse 1] Em D G There's an old train track, goes back by the old mill Em D G Where the boys slip away everyday to the whiskey still Em D G They sell shine by the bottle for a five every Saturday Em D G Behind Old Red's Tavern but you didn't hear that from me Chorus C G D 'Cause we all, act like we don't know, where daddy got his money for a fishin' pole C G D A Zebco don't come cheap in this day in time C G D And we all, turn the other way, 'cause we've got bills that we can't pay C G D It's a small town, and we know how it goes C D It's just another secret That everybody knows Em D G C [Verse 2] Em D G Old man Rainey spends his days at the local store Em D G He pays for a little but sometimes leaves with more Em D G But he's always got a story 'bout his boys shipped overseas Em D G And he hasn't been the same since, so we let him be Chorus C G D And we all, act like we don't know, that he ain't got nowhere to go C G D 'Cause he's too proud to beg for a handout C G D And we all, turn the other way, 'cause there ain't that much left to say C G D It's a small town, and we know how it goes C D It's just another secret That everybody knows Bridge Em D C Well this simple life ain't as easy as it sounds Em D C 'Cause we've all got things that we don't talk about [Verse 3] Em D G Jenny had a baby last Spring, now she's all alone Em D G 'Cause old man Rainey's boy, he ain't coming home Em D G And now she drinks from a bottle she got behind Old Red's Em D G 'Cause she can't get the sight of him leaving out of her head Chorus C G D And we all, act like we don't know, when she comes into Sunday school C G D With a smilin' baby boy in her arms C G D And we all, turn the other way, say "bless their hearts" and we just pray C G D It's a small town, and we know how it goes C D It's just another secret Em D C That everybody knows [Tag] C D It's just another secret That everybody knows Outro Em D G C Em D G C