E Watson Chords

Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

(Fill 1) x4

Verse 1

 The Emair all painted pallid grey, the Astorm was comin' in G

Dsus2Folks were lining outC in alBl dirEmections

EmMe an Holt and Henry Short were Apitchin' on the skiff, G

Dsus2Trying to make it homCe befoBre the niEmght

 And tBmhe BgreF♯y wavBes F♯were Arollin',

BmBolBd tF♯he bBrave, bF♯raveA ocean

  G Em (Fill 1)x2

And rolled us suckers in

Verse 2

 WellEm I don't keep to goings on, I tAend to stick with kin G

  Dsus2 /C /B Em (Fill 2)

But Watson had it in from the beginning

 He Embuilt that house on Chatham bend, a Awhitewashed knotted pine G

Dsus2 /C /B Em (Fill 2)

Ninety acres furrowed for the cane

 And hBme dBrovF♯e it BdowF♯n from AGeorgia

 HBmis BdadF♯ a maBrtyF♯red sAoldier

  G Em (Fill 1) /G

In the war between the States

Chorus

 LAord, bring down thGe flooDsus2d D C B

 WAash away theG blooDsus2d

 And dCrown thBese eveEmrglades

 And pCut us iBn our pEmlace

Bm(FiBll 3) F♯ B F♯ C

We layed Edgar Watson in his grave

  G Em (Fill 1)x4

We layed him in his grave

Verse 3

EmTill I'm dust I'll never know Awhy he came ashore G

Dsus2 /C /B Em (Fill 2)

With all those killers gathered on the shorelines

EmKicking holes in ugly mud, with Atrigger fingers pincGhed

Dsus2 /C /B Em (Fill 2)

A brace of rifles bristled in the wind

BmAndB weF♯ toweBd hF♯is boAdy northbound

 ABmnd BburF♯ied hBim aF♯ll faAce down

  G Em (Fill 1) /G

With a good view into hell

Chorus

 LAord, bring down thGe flooDsus2d D C B

 WAash away theG blooDsus2d

 And dCrown thBese eveEmrglades

 And pCut us iBn our pEmlace

Bm(FiBll 3) F♯ B F♯ C

We layed Edgar Watson in his grave

  G Em (Fill 1)

We layed him in his grave

  Em Em (Fill 1)

We layed him in his grave

  Em (Fill 1)x3 Em

We layed him in his gra____ve

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