Am (hammer on and off the D and G string) I'm not sure if there's a point to this story C5 B5 A5 But I'm going to tell it again A5 So many other people try to tell the tale C5 B5 A5 Not one of them knows the end?. A5 It was a junk-house in South Carolina C5 B5 A5 Held a boy the age of ten A5 Along with his older brother Billy C5 B5 A5 And their mother and her boyfriend D5 Who was a triple loser with some blue tattoos D5 That were given to him when he was young A5 And a drunk temper that was easy to lose C5 B5 E5 A5 And thank god he didn't own a gun A5 Well, Billy woke up in the back of his truck C5 B5 A5 Took a minute to open his eyes He took a peep into the back of the house And found himself a big surprise D5 He didn't see his brother but there was his mother With her red-headed head in her hands A5 While the boyfriend had his gloves wrapped around an old C5 B5 E5 A5 Priest trying to choke the man ( C5 B5 E5 G5 ) ( F )softly ( A5 G5 F5 ) (softly gently 2x) A5 Billy looked up from the window to the truck C5 B5 A5 Threw up, and had to struggle to stand A5 He saw that red-necked bastard with a hammer C5 B5 A5 Turn the priest into a shell of a man D5 The priest was putting up the fight of his life D5 But he was old and he was bound to lose A5 The boyfriend hit as hard as he could C5 B5 E5 A5 And knocked the priest right down to his shoes A5 Well, now Billy knew but never actually met C5 B5 A5 The preacher lying there in the room A5 He heard himself say, "That must be my daddy" C5 G5 A5 Then he knew what he was gonna do D5 Billy got up enough courage, took it up D5 And grabbed the first blunt thing he could find A5 It was a cold, glass bottle of milk C5 G5 E5 A5 That got delivered every morning at nine ( C5 B5 E5 G5 ) ( F ) ( A5 G5 F5 ) ( A5 G5 F5 ) ( Em ) A5 Billy broke in and saw the blood on the floor, and A5 He turned around and put the lock on the door D5 He looked dead into the boyfriend's eye E5 His mother was a ghost, too upset to cry, then A5 He took a step toward the man on the ground A5 From his mouth trickled out a little audible sound D5 He heard the boyfriend shout, "Get out!" E5 And Billy said, "Not till I know what this is all about" A5 "Well, this preacher here was attacking your mama" A5 But Billy knew just who was starting the drama D5 So Billy took dead aim at his face E5 And smashed the bottle on the man who left his dad in disgrace, and A5 The white milk dripped down with the blood, and the A5 Boyfriend fell down dead for good D5 Right next to the preacher who was gasping for air E5 And Billy shouted, "Daddy, why'd you have to come back here?" A5 His mama reached behind the sugar and honey, and A5 Pulled out an envelope filled with money D5 "Your daddy gave us this," she collapsed in tears E5 "He's been paying all the bills for years" A5 "Mama, let's put this body underneath the trees A5 and put Daddy in the truck and head to Tennessee" D5 Just then, his little brother came in E5 Holding the milk man's hat and a bottle of gin singing, A5 Well now you heard another side to the story C5 B5 A5 But you wanna know how it ends? A5 If you must know, the truth about the tale C5 B5 A5 Go and ask the milkman