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Mark Erelli - Tom Merritt
CAPO: 3rd Fret
[Intro]
G   C   A   C   G
[Verse 1]
At first I susCpected something
She Aacted so calm and absentGminded
And one day I heard the back door shut
As I Aentered the front, and I Csaw him slinkA  
Back of the smokehouse Cinto the lAot
And run across the CfieldG  A  C  G  
[Verse 1]
And I meant to kill him on sight
But that Aday, walking near CFourth BridgeG  
Without a stick or a stone at Chand
AAll of a sudden I Gsaw him CstandingA  
Scared to Gdeath, Cholding his Arabbits
And all I could say was, "CDon't, GDon't, Don't"C  
As he aimed and fired at my heartA  G  A  

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Tom Merritt

by Mark Erelli

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

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Mark Erelli - Tom Merritt

CAPO: 3rd Fret

[Intro]

G C A C G

[Verse 1]

At first I suspected something

A G

She acted so calm and absentminded

And one day I heard the back door shut

A C A

As I entered the front, and I saw him slink

C A

Back of the smokehouse into the lot

C G A C G

And run across the field

[Verse 1]

And I meant to kill him on sight

A C G

But that day, walking near Fourth Bridge

Without a stick or a stone at hand

A G C A

All of a sudden I saw him standing

G C A

Scared to death, holding his rabbits

C G C

And all I could say was, "Don't, Don't, Don't"

A G A

As he aimed and fired at my heart

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