Gin And Milk

G in a 9th Ward shotgun tap water running B7 green C a lace clad call girl way down in New D7 Orleans G B7 I’ve wondered these hills and still find myself here C D7 crying on a corner singing for some beer G B7 my hearts hanging heavy but I wander and I sing C D7 or underneath a tree by my neck I’d swing G B7 I’m not back south but my heart forever is C D7 but you can’t make a home deep down in an abyss G B7 and as I sit here misty eyed my head full of regret C D7 I miss my home deep down with every breath Em C gin and milk in every bottle laying on the Em ground C D7 when my body hits the street you won’t hear Em a sound Em C Em point the trumpets high and let em blow C D7 Em hell I’m on my way and I won’t ride slow Em C Em and mother Marys not at my second line C D7 Em but when I’m dead and gone I’ll be doing fine G B7 dinner on the table, whiskey n cigarettes C I’ll love you as long as you can live with D7 my regrets G B7 oh and don’t you know, I always love you so C D7 even though, oh I had to go G but as the iron squeals and coyotes call I B7 can see your diamond eyes G in the midnight sky’s Em C gin and milk in every bottle laying on the Em ground C D7 when my body hits the street you won’t hear Em a sound Em C Em point the trumpets high and let em blow C D7 Em hell I’m on my way and I won’t ride slow Em C Em and mother Marys not at my second line C D7 Em but when I’m dead and gone I’ll be doing fine G B7 downing in a pool of misery C D7 baby help me up cause I can’t breathe G I’m sinking down G I’ve been all over and you’re still on my B7 mind C D7 down in the caverns deep down in the mines G B7 9th ward shotgun tap water running green C D7 With a lace clad call girl down in New Orleans