Henrietta Indiana

Josh Ritter

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Am Henrietta, Indiana mill town
C Locked the factory down and shut it up tight
G My daddy and my brother and sixteen-hundred others
F Lost everything they had in the night
Am Daddy got a taste for the hard stuff
C Henrietta, Indiana was dry
G We'd ride out to Putney, he'd tell me that he loved me
F The drive home was always so quiet
Am G He had a devil in his eye, eye
Am Like a thorn in the paw
Am7/G Disregard for the law
F Disappointment to the Lord on high
Am My brother practiced preaching in the basement
C Perspiration on his face 'til I knew
G That something was missing, his spirit was willing
F He could not believe it was true
Am "Blessed be the poor," he said
C "Your treasure is on high."
G All of Henrietta, Indiana heard me Hallelujah
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F when I finally saw the devil in his eyes
Am G Oh, the devil in his eye, eye
Am Like a thorn in the paw
Am7/G Disregard for the law
F Disappointment to the Lord on high
Am I was coming home late
C From midnight to eight
G The radio said they'd ID'd the plates
Am Left three men dead
Am Made their escape
F "By now," said the sheriff,
F "They'll be in the next state."
Am "Will we be able to catch them?"
C "Can they bring the dogs in?"
G "Can they call up the Bureau?"
G "Do they have next-of-kin?"
Am Cameras came to my door
Am I opened it wide
F They thought I was crying
Am C G F It was something in my eye, eye, eye,
Am C G F eye, eye, eye, oh
Am At night I leave a bottle on the table
C The Bible open to the Sermon on the Mount
G Blessed be the poor of Henrietta, Indiana
F But happy are the ones that get out
Am I think I'll drive over to Putney
C The store'll be open 'til twelve
G The empty parking lot, the lights, the lonely kid, the register
Am I see it all clear as a bell
Am G I got a devil in my eye, eye
Am Like a thorn in the paw
Am7/G Disregard for the law
F Disappointment to the Lord on high
Am G Eye, eye
Am Like a thorn in the paw
Am7/G Disregard for the law
F Disappointment to the Lord on high
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