Face Down Dead - John D. Hale Band
E E E E-D-D-E x 2
V1:
E D
This afternoon when I came home from work
A E
I didn''t expect what I was about to see
D
My darling wife she was laying in my bed
A E E-D-D
With some other man than me
E A E
It was ol'' Tommy Johnson, the neighbor''s oldest son
D A E
And as the anger filled me up well, I reached for my gun
Chorus:
A E
And he screamed and said please don''t do it
B E
As the hatred was running through my head
A E
As I pulled the trigger back slowly but surely
B E
He took his last breath and he fell face down dead
Repeat Intro:
V2:
E D
My wife just sat there a crying
A E E-D-D
In pure disbelief of what I''d done
E D
I said as much as I love you, dear I just can''t trust you
A E
And his death won''t be the only one
Chorus 2:
A E
And she screamed and said, Please don''t do it
B E
As the hatred was running through my head
A E
As I pulled the trigger back slowly but surely
B E
She took her last breath and she fell face down dead
Repeat Intro:
V3:
E D
Now I''m all alone with no where to run
A E E-D-D
And I don''t have no place to hide this murderin gun
E D
No I won''t live my life out in no 8 by 10 cell
A| E
As I reached for my gun and its one lonely shell
Chorus 3:
A E
And the sirens screamed as I stood there
B E
With that .38 to my head
A E
As I pulled the trigger back slowly but surely
B E
I took my last breath and I fell face down dead
Repeat Intro: (End on D)
