Uncast Shadow Of A Southern Myth

Intro: D Bm (5x) D Bm D Id seen the bloodlands of Antietam Bm The shotgun shack in Tupelo D Am G But a brick circumference left hollow by Sherman Em Crumbling before me how it moans D Bm His shape swallows my recollection D Bm That phantom silhouette implied D Am G Strange fruit rotting from an air morning hotter than hell Em Is this the king’s last man Ive spied D Bm I stood there beside my companion D Bm Scratching a rumor he had heard D Do you have a gun? Am What? He said, yeah, you mean this one? G Em Straight down the barrel was his word D Bm And I smelt the fumes he inhaled swiftly D Bm Each word was hinged upon his choke D Am G Like kudzu creeping up a state tree discretely Em Forever bending as it broke D Bm And I heard the jangling keys of Graceland D Bm Ring from his teeth stained round from coke D Am G Drunk and stumbling like a man of distinction Em They clamored shaking as he spoke D Bm Of droves of pilgrims at his doorway D Bm Of Reagan, Carter, Clinton, Gore D Am Fortunes offered them, refused routinely G Em This aint no damn auction house he swore D Bm Black male standing around 6 foot something D Bm Ebbs through the waves of small town bias D Am G A minute coldly from southern affection Em Collides secretly into night D Bm Forgive those who trespass against us D Bm Began the dead intruders plea D Am G Into the very muzzle I’d once bit into Em He gives the last words he will speak D Bm That broken glass supports forced entry D Bm Reminds his lawyer through the phone D Am What southern judge do you know, comforting gently G Em Who jails white men who defend their home D Bm No souls are present for the moment D Bm His bombed out brick walls finally fell D Am Lying face down in the throes of atonement G Em Checked out of the Heartbreak Hotel D Bm x2 D Am G Em D A G D A G It’s the uncast shadow of a southern myth x5