Steve Earle – Calico County (Guitar)

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Intro riff (plays through song)
E --------------       ------
B --------------       ------
G -2----2-2-2-2-  x3   -0--2-
D -2----2-4-2-2-       -0--0-
A -0--4-------0-       -x--x-
E --------------       -3--2-
[Intro] A G D/F# x2 [Verse]
A
Half a case of cold pills soaking in a milk jug

                     G        D/F#
Hydrochloric acid, iodine and phosphorous

A
Careful not get any on ya when you shake it up

                                G      D/F#     A
That's the way we cook it up in Calico County

G      D/F#      A  G D/F#
Calico County
[Verse]
A
Born in a double wide out behind the county dump

                       G            D/F#
Mama never told me why daddy didn't live with us

A
Only picture I had he's climbing on the prison bus

                          G      D/F#      A
Stencil on his back said "Calico County"

G      D/F#      A  G D/F#
Calico County
[Solo] E A G D/F# [Verse]
A
My little brother Bobby stole a Coca-Cola truck

                               G             D/F#
Drove it through the cemetery, Bobby doesn't give a fuck

A
Thirteen tombstones fifty-seven hundred bucks

                         G      D/F#      A
Ain't that much money in Calico County

G      D/F#      A
Calico County
[Verse]
A
"Outta here some day" Ain't that what they used to say

                           G               D/F#
Army wouldn't take me so I guess I'm gonna have to stay

A                                                                             G      D/F#     A
Friday night, dog fight, sucking on a meth pipe until I lay me down to die in Calico County

G      D/F#      A
Calico County

G      D/F#      A  G  D/F#
Calico County