Tom Barrett — Ian Noe
Chords and lyrics for Tom Barrett by Ian Noe (key of A#).
Intro
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Verse 1
[F]He was waiting for a [C]better [Bb]time
[F]To tell her he'd be[C] [Bb]gone[Dm]
It[C] was [Bb]blowing up a storm that night
And [Dm]something about it [C]just seemed [Bb]wrong
[F]So, he [C]waited 'til the [Bb]morning came
[F]With lightning [C]all [Bb]around
And it [Dm]broke his [C]soul, but he [Bb]let her go
And [Dm]split that [C]tore-up [Bb]town[F]
Chorus
[F]All these [Bb]roads[Dm]
Coulda [C]swore that they[Bb] closed[Dm]
All [C]these [Bb]towns[Dm]
Coulda [C]swore they[Bb] fell down
Verse 2
[F]Tom Barrett was a [Bb]killing man
From the [F]21st [Bb]platoon
[Dm]Started out in a [Bb]heavy tank
[Dm]Tearing down the pounding [Bb]dunes
And [F]the pilot guards would laugh[Bb] and say
[F]We see you're back [Bb]again
[Dm]Said I tell ya if they had[Bb] their way
They'd [Dm]send me just to fight the [Bb]wind[F]
Chorus
[F]All these [Bb]roads[Dm]
Coulda [C]swore that they[Bb] closed[Dm]
All [C]these [Bb]towns[Dm]
Coulda [C]swore they[Bb] fell down
Bridge
And [Dm]this life [C]is getting old[Bb]
I [Dm]never [C]see no [Bb]peace
[F]On the day I[C] turned [Bb]41
I was [Dm]crawling up a [C]ditch in [Bb]Greece
[Dm]bout to [C]end a [Bb]man
When they [Dm]stopped [C]me at his [Bb]heels
[F]Never knew [C]how they [Bb]handled him
And don't [Dm]guess I [C]ever [Bb]will
Instrumental
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Verse 3
He [F]sits alone with a local [Bb]guy
[F]Amongst the [C]plow [Bb]machines
[Dm]Pushing [C]piles
For [Bb]miles and miles
[Dm]Rubble like [C]you've never [Bb]seen
He said, I'd [F]tell em' that I've [Bb]had enough
But no[F] matter [C]where I [Bb]went
They'd[Dm] have me [C]caught
Before the [Bb]sun came up
[Dm]Tamed and ready [C]to [Bb]repent[F]
Chorus
[F]All these [Bb]roads[Dm]
Coulda [C]swore that they[Bb] closed[Dm]
All [C]these [Bb]towns[Dm]
Coulda [C]swore they[Bb] fell down
Outro
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