T. Total Tommy
Mickey NewburyVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
To the sad-eyed misinterpreted hung-up child of clay
So the drunken poets pretty words didn't help you find your way
Was it your mistake for thinkin' he was born before his time
Or was it his for thinkin' he might save you with his flimsy rhyme
T Total Tommy took a toke of tea, black cats backin' up a big oak tree
Tick tocks tickin' out a tune on time, last words lookin' for a line to rhyme
Saw fishs swimmin' in the sea-saw-sea but me well I'm only lookin'
I see so many with no place tonight their sleepy heads to lay
With pen in hand I take a stand I got nothin' deep to say
Some words are better left to whisper only to the wind
Some men kill with bullets Lord others use a pen
Sidewalks singin' of a troubled time, small talks marchin' to a nursery rhyme
Day trippers trippin' on a mornin' high stop watch watchin' for a chance to die
Bad dogs barkin' up an empty tree but me well I'm only cryin'
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Readable chord sheet for T. Total Tommy by Mickey Newbury
[G] [Em] [Am] [D7] [G]To the sad-eyed misinterpreted [Am]hung-up child of clay [D7]So the drunken poets pretty words [G]didn't help you find your way Was it your mistake for thinkin' he was [Am]born before his time [D7]Or was it his for thinkin' he might save you [G]with his flimsy rhyme [G]T Total Tommy took a toke of tea, black cats backin' up a big oak tree [Am]Tick tocks tickin' out a tune on time, last words lookin' for a line to rhyme [D7]Saw fishs swimmin' in the sea-saw-sea but me well I'm only [G]looki[Em]n' [Am] [D7] I see so many with no place tonight their sleepy heads to lay With pen in hand I take a stand I got nothin' deep to say Some words are better left to whisper only to the wind Some men kill with bullets Lord others use a pen Sidewalks singin' of a troubled time, small talks marchin' to a nursery rhyme Day trippers trippin' on a mornin' high stop watch watchin' for a chance to die Bad dogs barkin' up an empty tree but me well I'm only cryin'