The Ballad Of Reverend War Character

Am
Miss Mary Jane measures rain
Em
In a cracked cup on the sill
Am
In Embry's last photograph
Em
He disappears over a hill
Am                                      Em
Darrell Dotson waits in the grass for a fight
Fmaj7
The stars don't shine upon us
            Cmaj7
We're in the way of their light
Fmaj7
No, the stars don't shine upon us
            Cmaj7
We're in the way of their light

Am
The new girl in Tahoe
Em
Has swallowed Sinatra's cum
Am
A Russian primadonna
Dances slow on Valium
Em
After the game
Am
The benchwarmer can't get a ride
Fmaj7
In space, there is no center
            Cmaj7
We're always off to the side
Fmaj7
In space, there is no center
             Cmaj7
We're always off to the side

Am
John Parker the III steps over a bird
Em
On a Wall Street window ledge
Am
Little Wilkie, dead cat rotting
Am
Deep inside the hedge
Em
Mahalia Roach dies on a
Am
Greyhound coach in July
Cmaj7
In a horror movie when the car won't start
            Fmaj7
You give it one last try
Cmaj7
In a horror movie when the car won't start
            Fmaj7
You give it one last try

Am
Guinnevere orders one more beer
Em
In the smokey pick-up bar
Am
A burnt out tramp by the exit ramp
Em
Waits for one more car, one more car
Am
The Latin teacher always smelled like piss
Fmaj7
The census figures come out wrong
           Cmaj7
There's an extra in our midst
Fmaj7
The census figures come out wrong
           Cmaj7
There's an extra in our midst