Carolina Drama
Jack WhiteVersion1
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D-DU-UDU
But I'm going to tell it again
So many other people try to tell the tale
Not one of them knows the end
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It was a junk-house in South Carolina
Held a boy the age of ten
Along with his older brother Billy
And their mother and her boyfriend
Who was a triple loser with some blue tattoos
That were given to him when he was young
And a drunk temper that was easy to lose
And thank god he didn't own a gun
Well, Billy woke up in the back of his truck
Took a minute to open his eyes
He took a peep into the back of the house
And found himself a big surprise
He didn't see his brother but there was his mother
With her red-headed head in her hands
While the boyfriend had his gloves wrapped around an old
Priest trying to choke the man
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( F )softly
( ) (softly gently 2x)
Billy looked up from the window to the truck
Threw up, and had to struggle to stand
He saw that red-necked bastard with a hammer
Turn the priest into a shell of a man
The priest was putting up the fight of his life
But he was old and he was bound to lose
The boyfriend hit as hard as he could
And knocked the priest right down to his shoes
Well, now Billy knew but never actually met
The preacher lying there in the room
He heard himself say, "That must be my daddy"
Then he knew what he was gonna do
Billy got up enough courage, took it up
And grabbed the first blunt thing he could find
It was a cold, glass bottle of milk
That got delivered every morning at nine
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( Em )
Billy broke in and saw the blood on the floor, and
He turned around and put the lock on the door
He looked dead into the boyfriend's eye
His mother was a ghost, too upset to cry, then
He took a step toward the man on the ground
From his mouth trickled out a little audible sound
He heard the boyfriend shout, "Get out!"
And Billy said, "Not till I know what this is all about"
"Well, this preacher here was attacking your mama"
But Billy knew just who was starting the drama
So Billy took dead aim at his face
And smashed the bottle on the man who left his dad in disgrace, and
The white milk dripped down with the blood, and the
Boyfriend fell down dead for good
Right next to the preacher who was gasping for air
And Billy shouted, "Daddy, why'd you have to come back here?"
His mama reached behind the sugar and honey, and
Pulled out an envelope filled with money
"Your daddy gave us this," she collapsed in tears
"He's been paying all the bills for years"
"Mama, let's put this body underneath the trees
and put Daddy in the truck and head to Tennessee"
Just then, his little brother came in
Holding the milk man's hat and a bottle of gin singing,
Well now you heard another side to the story
But you wanna know how it ends?
If you must know, the truth about the tale
Go and ask the milkman
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Readable chord sheet for Carolina Drama by Jack White
But I'm [C]going to [B]tell it a[Am]gain [Am]So many other people try to tell the tale [C]Not one o[B]f them kn[Am]ows the end . [Am]It was a junk-house in South Carolina [C]Held a boy[B] the age of te[Am]n [Am]Along with his older brother Billy [C]And their[B] mother and [Am]her boyfriend Who was a [D]triple loser with some blue tattoos That were g[D]iven to him when he was young And a [Am]drunk temper that was easy to lose And thank [C]god he didn't[B] own a [Em]gun [Am] [Am]Well, Billy woke up in the back of his truck Took a [C]minute to [B]open his [Am]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 While the [Am]boyfriend had his gloves wrapped around an old [C]Priest trying to [B]choke the [Em]man [Am] ( [C] [B] [Em] [G]) ( F )softly ( [Am] [G] [F] ) (softly gently 2x) [Am]Billy looked up from the window to the truck Threw [C]up, and had to [B]struggle to s[Am]tand [Am]He saw that red-necked bastard with a hammer Turn the [C]priest into a [B]shell of a [Am]man [D]The priest was putting up the fight of his life [D]But he was old and he was bound to lose The [Am]boyfriend hit as hard as he could And knocked the [C]priest right[B] down to his [Em]shoes[Am] [Am]Well, now Billy knew but never actually met The [C]preacher lying [B]there in the [Am]room [Am]He heard himself say, "That must be my daddy" Then he [C]knew what he was [G]gonna [Am]do [D]Billy got up enough courage, took it up [D]And grabbed the first blunt thing he could find It was a [Am]cold, glass bottle of milk That got de[C]livered every [G]morning at [Em]nine [Am] ( [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 His [E]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!" And Billy [E]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 And smashed the[E] 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 Right [Dm]next to the preacher who was gasping for air And Billy [E]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 "Your [Dm]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 Holding the [E]milk man's hat and a bottle of gin singing, [Am]Well now you heard another side to the story But you [C]wanna know [B]how it [Am]ends? [Am]If you must know, the truth about the tale [C]Go and [B]ask the [Am]milkman