Chillicothe Rain

Intro: D


Verse:
D
Low down in Ohio from the day he was
 born
G                                 
Charlie hit that hard road, 
                  D
rollin' like a thunder storm
Trouble as his shadow, larceny in 
his blood
      G                            
They slapped him in the castle, for
                        D
 lightin' up some peckerwood
       G                           
He got eleven twenty-nine the first
                          D
 time, rode it out like a train
Walked down to the bus line through 
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the Chillicothe rain


Chorus:
G                           
Some people stay in hell just 
because they know the names of the 
   D
streets
Some lay their soul on the anvil, 
                             A
hand 'em the hammer, that's me
D                                 
Sorry for the trouble, the worry 
       G
and the pain
Sorry I never had sense enough to 
D              A           D
get out of the Chillicothe rain


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Verse:
D
He hung around in pool halls, like 
to never find a job
G                                 
Finally started bouncin' for some 
dude, connected with the 
             D
Steubenville mob
Fell hard for a dancer, she took him
 for a ride
           G                   
She coulda cleared him with her 
answer, she got on the stand and 
 D
lied
       G                           
He got ten years for good behavior,
                       D
 ten years and mark of Cain
The guard hollered "See ya later" 
             A               D    
through the hard Chillicothe rain
  Cadd9 Bm A



Chorus:
G                           
Some people stay in hell just 
because they know the names of the 
   D
streets
Some lay their soul on the anvil, 
                             A
hand 'em the hammer, that's me
D                                 
Sorry for the trouble, the worry 
       G
and the pain
Sorry I never had sense enough to 
D              A           D
get out of the Chillicothe rain


Break: Cadd9 Bm A G A D


Verse:
D
Charlie stayed clear of trouble, for
 a year he walked that line
G                                 
Tryin' to rebuild from the rubble,
                            D
 set things straight in his mind
One night he got a phone call, said 
"mom I'll be right back"
G                                 
She just killed the porch light 
                                 D
when she heard sirens down by the 
tracks
    G                              
The score he swore he'd settle got 
                         D
him more than a ball and chain
Got him the Lord's prayer and 
                      A         
Satan's chair in the Chillicothe 
  D      Cadd9 Bm A
rain


Chorus:
G                           
Some people stay in hell just 
because they know the names of the 
   D
streets
Some lay their soul on the anvil, 
                             A
hand 'em the hammer, that's me
    D                              
My storm will soon be over when 
          G
they run lightning through my brain
By the time you read this I'll be a 
 D                      A         
lily-white mist in the Chillicothe
  D
 rain
        G                          
By the time you read this I'll be a
  D                      A        
 lily-white mist in the 
   D
Chillicothe rain