I know the outro is missing but I was too lazy to write it down.
The Throes (Two Gallants)
(Capo +3)
Intro: C Em Am G
1.
C (x32010@1) Em'Well (022000@1)I don't know if I can take this anymore'
Amshe's (x02210@1)thinkin' as he shoves her 'gainst the wall
GScreamin'. (320003@1)'Well than what good are you for,
Cyou (x32010@1)don't give me no pleasure at all.'
Em'Oh (022000@1)now I know I need to leave'
Amso (x02210@1)she tells herself again,
Gwipes (320003@1)a little blood upon her sleeve,
but she don't tell herself when.
F (133211@1) C (x32010@1) Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1)
And baby starts a cryin', daddy sits back down,
C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) Am (x02210@1) Gsinks (320003@1)another drink to bring his temper down.
C (x32010@1) GAnd (320003@1)his image there reflectin' on the TV screen,
F (133211@1) C (x32010@1) Am (x02210@1) Greminds (320003@1)her of a better day she thought she'd seen.
Refrain:
C (x32010@1) GBut (320003@1)now take your time before you grieve,
F (133211@1) Cand (x32010@1)keep your heart hid off your sleeve,
F (133211@1) Ccause (x32010@1)ain't no one but you deceived,
Am (x02210@1) Gyour (320003@1)sympathy is soon to leave.
C (x32010@1) GAnd (320003@1)now hide your mouth before you speak,
F (133211@1) Cor (x32010@1)better yet just turn a cheek
F (133211@1) CI (x32010@1)watch your interest growin' weak,
F (133211@1) Cbut (x32010@1)still you say that I'm the freak
Em (022000@1) G (320003@1) Cand (x32010@1)I guess that's fine with me.
Bridge: C Em Am G
2.
C (x32010@1) EmBut (022000@1)he's probably had a long, long day,
Amshe's (x02210@1)thinkin' in the kitchen while she weeps,
Gputtin' (320003@1)dinner's leftovers away
Cas (x32010@1)he stumbles off to bed and then to sleep.
EmSurely (022000@1)he'll be better come the dawn,
Amwhen (x02210@1)I rise to cook him breakfast 'fore he goes,
Gwakes (320003@1)without a word and then he's gone,
Che's (x32010@1)got that kind of love that never shows.
F (133211@1) C (x32010@1) Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1)
And baby starts a wailin', daddy comes back down,
C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) Am (x02210@1) G'Shut (320003@1)up that child', she hears him shout,
C (x32010@1) Gand (320003@1)cradled in her arms she tries to calm the sound,
F (133211@1) C (x32010@1) Am (x02210@1) G'How (320003@1)am I to sleep', he screams and slaps her down.
Refrain:
C (x32010@1) GBut (320003@1)now take your time before you grieve,
F (133211@1) Cand (x32010@1)keep your heart hid off your sleeve,
F (133211@1) Ccause (x32010@1)ain't no one but you deceived,
Am (x02210@1) Gyour (320003@1)sympathy is soon to leave.
C (x32010@1) GAnd (320003@1)now hide your mouth before you speak,
F (133211@1) Cor (x32010@1)better yet just turn a cheek
F (133211@1) CI (x32010@1)watch your interest growin' weak,
F (133211@1) Cbut (x32010@1)still you say that I'm the freak
Em (022000@1) G (320003@1) Cand (x32010@1)I guess that's fine with me.
Bridge: C Em Am G
3.
C (x32010@1) EmAnd (022000@1)when she wakes her head don't cease to pain,
Ambody's (x02210@1)broken and her clothes are torn away,
Gstill (320003@1)the threat of emptiness remains,
Cs (x32010@1)she struggles to her feet to get away.
Em'Hell, (022000@1)where has my child gone',
Amshe (x02210@1)screams as she runs from room to room.
GEvery (320003@1)sound of silence lingers on,
not a single kick inside her womb.
F (133211@1) C (x32010@1) Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1)
And her mind drowns into shadows, mama falls back down,
C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) Am (x02210@1) Gwhere (320003@1)the walls that shape her world seem taller from the ground.
C (x32010@1) GAnd (320003@1)no more breath to scream her throat just drifts away,
F (133211@1) C (x32010@1) Am (x02210@1) Gand (320003@1)no more life to lose as if there were to save.
Refrain:
C (x32010@1) GBut (320003@1)now take your time before you grieve,
F (133211@1) Cand (x32010@1)keep your heart hid off your sleeve,
F (133211@1) Ccause (x32010@1)ain't no one but you deceived,
Am (x02210@1) Gyour (320003@1)sympathy is soon to leave.
C (x32010@1) GAnd (320003@1)now hide your mouth before you speak,
F (133211@1) Cor (x32010@1)better yet just turn a cheek
F (133211@1) CI (x32010@1)watch your interest growin' weak,
F (133211@1) Cbut (x32010@1)still you say that I'm the freak
Em (022000@1) G (320003@1) Cand (x32010@1)I guess that's fine with me.
