Sad Baptist Rain
By John Moreland
Written by John Moreland
CD: High On Tulsa Heat (2015)
Tabbed by Larry Mofle
2/20/16

Requested by: shenke78 on 2/20/2016

Capo 2

Intro chords:
D G D
D G D

D
Well baby lay down your pride-sprayed poems While I sit and mumble at your feet
D
Am I a stone or a stoned kid dreaming Of a closet full of crumbled teeth
D
Young and hungry, dark blue and clumsy, dumb enough to let you go
D
Outside the show drinking Nyquil and honey, trying to conjure up some rock and roll


Chorus 1:
             G                    D 
You're the exception, you are the rule
         G                      D
I traded love for a song like a fool
           Em           E/F#           G 
I'm always drawn to the wrong thing to do
           G/F#    A
And I keep proving it


Well, the sky came apart with my guilt-stricken heart, baby break me down, break me up
And we'll let freedom ring while the blacktop sings in the sad baptist rain for us

Chorus 1

Guitar

Harmonica

Chorus 1

Chorus 2:
The devil ain't nearly as real as he seems
Your name is a number I see in my dreams
Your heart is a dangerous, beautiful thing
I keep losing it