Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit – White Beretta (Guitar)

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[Intro] Em G Em G [Verse 1]
Em                                     G
We were running through the red lights

                       Em
In a hurry to get to nowhere

                   G
In a white Beretta

Em                                 G
We'll go to Memphis in the morning

                             Em
To get it over with and in a couple days

                         G
You'll feel a lot better
[Pre-Chorus]
Em                         G
I was raised in the church

                                 Em
I was washed in the blood and we all were saved

                    G
Before we even left home

       Em
If his love is unconditional

G
Why do I feel so miserable?

Em                                       G
Why are you digging your nails in the Styrofoam?
[Chorus]
D
It was so many years ago

Am
Oh, and I just didn't know

Em                      D
But that ain't no excuse

D
For bеing who you are

Am                   Em
I thank you, and I'm sorry

                         D
For what you went through
[Verse 2]
Em
I was sitting at a red light

G
Listеning to Son Volt

Em                              G
May the wind take your troubles away

           Em
Could have been somebody's father

         G
Couldn't boil a pot of water

      Em                             G
I was nineteen years old in nineteen ninety eight
[Pre-Chorus]
Em                  G
Raised in the church

                           Em
Washed in the blood and we all were saved

                    G
Before we even left home

        Em
I thank God you weren't brought up like me

     G
With all that shame and certainty

        Em                               G
And I'm sorry you had to go in that room alone
[Chorus]
D
It was so many years ago

Am
Oh, and I just didn't know

Em                      D
But that ain't no excuse

D
For bеing who you are

Am                   Em
I thank you, and I'm sorry

                   D
For what I put you through
[Solo] Em G Em G [Chorus]
D
It was so many years ago

Am
Oh, and I just didn't know

Em                  D
But that ain't no excuse

D                    Am
I thank you for your grace

                         Em
For the dreams we got to chase

                   D
For what you chose to do
[Outro]
Em
We were running through the red lights

G                      Em
In a hurry to get to nowhere

                   G
In a white Beretta