Key: B minor•
Intro 1
Bm
F#m
Bm
F#m
Bm
Verse 1
Bm
Well, I'm from
the Midwest
I know enough to cut a path
Around a wood chipper
Verse 2
Bm
And be careful
Of any conversation
Verse 3
G
ain't no
ocean 'round here
Bm
F#
I wonder what the fish are bitin' on today,
Bm
Jimmy
Verse 4
To follow her down here
Said he was crazy about her
Verse 5
What that meant
F#m
F#
Just knew I couldn't do without her
Verse 6
Em
G
He had a Forty four pistol and a bag of cash
F#
Bm
note paper into her breast pocket
Verse 7
A
Bm
to break up a happy home
A
Bm
to break up a happy home
Verse 8
Verse 9
On usin' that cash
Verse 10
they could stay
F#
Bm
my knee on his wood chipper
Verse 11
She appeared at the window
He opened the door
Verse 12
He said "Skipper
F#m
F#
What're you doin' here for"
Verse 13
Em
G
Before I hit the ground I was dead
F#
Bm
you go fishin' now, Jimmy
Verse 14
A
Bm
break up a happy home
A
Bm
break up a happy home
A
Bm
to break up a happy home
Interlude 1
Bm
F#m
Bm
F#m
Bm
Verse 15
But they killed 'em in a shoot out
Five miles down the road
Verse 16
In her breast pocket
Verse 17
F#
Bm
per for her grocery list
Verse 18
Bm
burger meat
G
A
Bm
Bread
Funyuns
Orange drink
G
A
Toilet paper
G
Pickles
A
Bm
Little Debbie Snack Cakes
Verse 19
A
Bm
break up a happy home
A
Bm
to break up a happy home
A
Bm
to break up a happy home
A
Bm
break up a happy home
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsBm F#m F# G Em...
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