Jack White – Carolina Drama chords

Am             (hammer on and off the D and G string)
I'm not sure if there's a point to this story
        C        B        AmBut I'm going to tell it again
AmSo many other people try to tell the tale
C        B        AmNot one of them knows the end….
AmIt was a junk-house in South Carolina
C         B             AmHeld a boy the age of ten
AmAlong with his older brother Billy
C        B           AmAnd their mother and her boyfriend
          DWho was a triple loser with some blue tattoos
           DThat were given to him when he was young
      AmAnd a drunk temper that was easy to lose
          C            B      Em  AmAnd thank god he didn't own a gun
AmWell, Billy woke up in the back of his truck
       C         B        AmTook a minute to open his eyes
He took a peep into the back of the house
And found himself a big surprise
DHe didn't see his brother but there was his mother
With her red-headed head in her hands
          AmWhile the boyfriend had his gloves wrapped around an old
C                B         Em   AmPriest trying to choke the man
( C  B Em G)(  F )softly
( Am     G   F ) (softly gently 2x)

AmBilly looked up from the window to the truck
      C              B            AmThrew up, and had to struggle to stand
AmHe saw that red-necked bastard with a hammer
         C             B          AmTurn the priest into a shell of a man
DThe priest was putting up the fight of his life
DBut he was old and he was bound to lose
    AmThe boyfriend hit as hard as he could
                C           B            Em   AmAnd knocked the priest right down to his shoes
AmWell, now Billy knew but never actually met
    C              B            AmThe preacher lying there in the room
AmHe heard himself say, "That must be my daddy"
        C                G     AmThen he knew what he was gonna do
DBilly got up enough courage, took it up
DAnd grabbed the first blunt thing he could find
         AmIt was a cold, glass bottle of milk
           C             G          Em   AmThat got delivered every morning at nine
( C  B Em G)(  F )
( Am     G   F )
( Am     G   F)( Em )
AmBilly broke in and saw the blood on the floor, and
AmHe turned around and put the lock on the door
DmHe looked dead into the boyfriend's eye
    EHis mother was a ghost, too upset to cry, then
AmHe took a step toward the man on the ground
AmFrom his mouth trickled out a little audible sound
DmHe heard the boyfriend shout, "Get out!"
          EAnd Billy said, "Not till I know what this is all about"
Am"Well, this preacher here was attacking your mama"
AmBut Billy knew just who was starting the drama
DmSo Billy took dead aim at his face
               EAnd smashed the bottle on the man who left his dad in disgrace, and
AmThe white milk dripped down with the blood, and the
AmBoyfriend fell down dead for good
      DmRight next to the preacher who was gasping for air
          EAnd Billy shouted, "Daddy, why'd you have to come back here?"
AmHis mama reached behind the sugar and honey, and
AmPulled out an envelope filled with money
      Dm"Your daddy gave us this," she collapsed in tears
 E"He's been paying all the bills for years"
Am"Mama, let's put this body underneath the trees
Amand put Daddy in the truck and head to Tennessee"
DmJust then, his little brother came in
            EHolding the milk man's hat and a bottle of gin singing,
AmWell now you heard another side to the story
        C          B      AmBut you wanna know how it ends?
AmIf you must know, the truth about the tale
C      B       AmGo and ask the milkman