T Total Tommy Chords & Lyrics - Mickey Newbury

Intro: [G] [Em] [Am] [D7] (2X)

[G]To the sad-eyed misinterpreted [Am]hung-up child of clay
[D7]So the drunken poets pretty words [G]didn't help you find your way
Was it your mistake for thinkin' he was [Am]born before his time
[D7]Or was it his for thinkin' he might save you [G]with his flimsy rhyme

[G]T Total Tommy took a toke of tea, black cats backin' up a big oak tree
[Am]Tick tocks tickin' out a tune on time, last words lookin' for a line to rhyme
[D7]Saw fishs swimmin' in the sea-saw-sea but me well I'm only [G]looki[Em]n' [Am] [D7]

I see so many with no place tonight their sleepy heads to lay
With pen in hand I take a stand I got nothin' deep to say
Some words are better left to whisper only to the wind
Some men kill with bullets Lord others use a pen

Sidewalks singin' of a troubled time, small talks marchin' to a nursery rhyme
Day trippers trippin' on a mornin' high stop watch watchin' for a chance to die
Bad dogs barkin' up an empty tree but me well I'm only cryin'