G C G
The girl down the street saw my ghost on the road
C G D
But I sailed the backyard asleep in my boat
G C G
Both paddles broken, no sail for the wind
C G D G
A bathtub, a bottle to drown myself in
[Verse 2]
C G D G
And she ran through the town like the end was upon us
C G D
Screaming like birds above angry high seas
C G D G
The newspaper boys pulled a high-dollar favor
C G D
And my drunk brother sang of where they could find me
[Verse 3]
G C G
The girl told the preacher her vision of doom
C G D
He petted the Book said, "It's slightly too soon"
G C G
A flashbulb, a nudge, and I left my best dream
C G D G
And rose like the specter of Jasper County
