Shadow Of Tom

Well I[E] poked my lighter through [Bm]a hurricane hole
[D]Drinking cha[C]mpagne from [B]a turtle shell bowl
I [E]grabbed on the hook of hi[Bm]s big fishing rod
I'm h[D]olding [C]my breath in[B] the sh[E]adow of Tom

Well I starred in a puppet show in an alleyway
Built a king size bed from a bale of hay
The sun is sweat and the moon is blood
They all get eclipsed in the shadow of Tom

[D]Stereo blaring just as[E] loud as it can      [C]                [D]
[D]Tom's the only one who really unde[E]rstands

And I'm shuffling cards in an interstate town
I got my shoes shined by a one eyed clown
Gas station coffee ain't never too hot
I'm running on fumes in the shadow of Tom

There's a homemade scarecrow beating on a drum
A dead drunk preacher is cleaning his guns
Whiskey and dust and it's name is Mud
Spouted from the pulpit in the shadow of Tom

Then I fetched my daddy a hickory stick
Every time I cuss an unborn baby kicks
Daddy's gonna have to hit me really really hard
To end my time in the shadow of Tom