Shadow Of Tom

band : woodbox gang album : drunk as dragons shadow of tom Verse 1 E Bm well i poked my lighter through a hurricane hole D C B drinking champagne from a turtle shell bowl E Bm i grabbed on the hook of his big fishing rod D C B E i’m holding my breath in the shadow of tom Verse 2 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 Chorus D E C D stereo blaring just as loud as it can D E tom’s the only one who really understands Verse 3 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 Verse 4 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 Verse 5 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