T Total Tommy
Mickey Newbury
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Intro: G Em Am D7 (2X)G To the sad-eyed misinterpretedAm hung-up child of clayD7 So the drunken poets pretty wordsG didn't help you find your way Was it your mistake for thinkin' heAm was born before his timeContinues after the adD7 Or was it his for thinkin' heG might save you with his flimsy rhymeG T Total Tommy took a toke of tea, black cats backin' up a big oak treeAm Tick tocks tickin' out a tune on time, last words lookin' for a line to rhymeD7 Saw fishs swimmin' in the sea-saw-sea but me well I'm onlyG Em Am D7 lookin' I see so many with no place tonight their sleepy heads to lay With pen in hand I take a stand I got nothin' deep to say Some words are better left to whisper only to the wind Some men kill with bullets Lord others use a pen