Incident At Conklin Creek

Intro G Bm C G [Verso 1] G Bm C G We were camping in the desert near some old mines G Bm C G For a week we walked around the deserted old shafts Bm C That's when we found the body G Bm It was covered in dirt and gravel C G The only thing showing were the feet Bm C One shoe on and the other just a worn out sock [Verso 2] G Bm C G My dad he uncovered him and said the boy wasn't even 20 Bm C Black eyes, broken nose, and teeth missing G Bm C G He wore a red flannel coat but he wore no pants G Bm C And dad said he'd probably only been dead the last couple of days Bm C G 'Cause there was no smell and you could still see life, life in his face {Instrumental} G Bm C G x2 [Verso 3] G Bm C G We drove into town and we called the police G Bm C And watched them as they took the body away G Bm C G We stayed the night in a roadside motel G Bm C Dad had a bottle of "Old Crow" and he finished it G Bm C G As he lay passed out, oh I knew I'd never sleep Bm C 'Cause it could have been my dad or me Bm C G What they ended up calling "the incident at Conklin Creek" Outro G Bm C G