Tom: Am
Am C G Am C G
[Verse]
Am
He smelled like gin with a hint of her
C
Up 'til then I wasn't sure
G D .....
But he swaggered by and said "The boys said to tell you hi"
Am
And I was kicked back in his easy chair
C
Holding a fifth tapping the barrel of a
G D
fresh cleaned steel blue polished up .38
F
And I was kind of hoping he'd at least look scared
But all he said was "Okay, she was good,,, and you don't dare"
[Chorus]
C G Am F
Looking back now I probably should've let him ride
C G Am F
Paybacks are hell where I come from
C
And any fool should know
G Am
You don't look a woman in the eye and smile
F D
When she knows what you've done
F
And she's holding whiskey and a gun
Am C G Am C G
[Verse]
Am
Well the sun shines gray in the prison yard
C
Life to go was going hard
G D
When the warden started, getting sweet on me
Am
And he drug me to his room one night
C
poured me some sweet, gave me a light
G D
And I smoked slow and waited 'til he was done
F
And I thought that was that 'til he got rough and I fought back
And when I grabbed his pistol he laughed and said
"Girl you ain't got the guts"
[Chorus]
C G Am F
Looking back now I probably should've let him ride
C G Am F
Paybacks are hell where I come from
C
And any fool should know
G Am
You don't look a woman in the eye and smile
D
When she knows what you've done
F
And she's holding whiskey and a gun
[Hook]
C G Am F C
da dada dada dada da da Whiskey and a gun
C G Am F
da dada dada dada da da
[Verse]
Am
They're strapping me down and I'm scared to die
C
Now I ain't the kind of girl to cry
G D ...
But I find myself begging God for mercy
Am
My hands are cold as I start to slip
C
Sodium theopenthol drips
G D ........
The room goes black and I wonder if He heard me
[Chorus]
(Arpeg to second Am then resume)
C G Am F
Looking back now I probably should've let him ride
C G Am! F F F F
I bet paybacks are hell where I'm, go ooo oing
C
And any fool should know
G Am
You don't look a woman in the eye and smile
F D
When she knows what you've done
F C
And she's hold'''ing whiskey and a gun
C G Am F C
da dada dada dada da Whiskey and a gun
C G Am F
la dada dada dada da
la dada dada dada da aaaa
