Cole Durhew

Em Em11 Em D Em Em11 Em D 1st Verse Em Em11 Em Cole Durhew he ain’t talkin’, but he was seen on East Main walkin’ Em Em11 Em Em11 Em west with his head to catch the sun yesterday they say someone Em Em11 Em Em11 Em Willie never testify his gaze none too steady and none too straight Em Em11 Em Em11 Em That someone swears without a trace, I doubt it was you Cole in your face Em Em11 Em Well twisted scared and black with hate, they called your name but you would not wait C G C G My name is Cole Durhew he said, I’m a laborer fifty-two years old C G C G Always kept my family fed, lived my life like the Bible told C G I never killed, I never stole D Em D Em I never done these things you said, I swear to God these things you said D C Em Jesus strike me dead D C Em D C Em Em Em11 Em Em11 2nd Verse Em Em11 Em Em11 Em Well Cole had a girl she lived down the lane, she viewed her whole life through the window pane Em Em11 Em Em11 Em She’s a Christian woman, and not much more, she found her in a puddle on the bedroom floor Em Em11 Em Carved up like some east side whore Em Em11 Em Oh lada lee da lata high high high 4x C G C G My name is Cole Durhew he said, I’m a laborer fifty-two years old C G C G Always kept my family fed, lived my life like the Bible told C G I never killed, I never stole D Em D Em I never done these things you said, I swear to God these things you said D C Em Jesus strike me dead D C Em Jesus strike me dead D C Em D C Em D C Em D C Em Em Em11 Em Em11 3rd Verse Em Em11 Em Now Cole relaxed, the sheriff’s said “don’t get no ideas in your head, you ain’t going Em Em11 Em Em11 Em anywhere until you can say where you were late yesterday” Em Em11 Em Em11 Em Cole he don’t answer he stares at the wall, gaps in his head from the alcohol Em Em11 Em Try as he might, he can’t recall, Em Beyond that point, he draws a blank, and that’s all… C G C G My name is Cole Durhew he said, I’m a laborer fifty-two years old C G C G Always kept my family fed, lived my life like the Bible told C G I never killed, I never stole D Em D Em I never done these things you said, I swear to God these things you said D C Em Jesus strike me dead D C Em Jesus strike me dead D C Em Jesus strike me dead D C Em Jesus strike me dead Em Em11 Em Em11 D C Em D C Em D C Em D C Em