Reckless Kelly - The ballad of tommy and marla
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song: the ballad of tommy and marla
by: reckless kelly
album: live at stubbs
Originally submitted by Randy_Floyd @ Cowboy Lyrics
I just improved on the formatting and finished laying out the chords for the rest of the song.
GTommy was a hasher from the valCley
GHe was as burned out as a building from theC riots
GHe had a rockin' little girlfriend named MaCrla
GShe was a cocktail waitress at the pit D D C G D D C G
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CSometimes on the weekends they'd Gride jet skis
CTake his little trailer tGo the river
CBring along a TV to watch GRick Dees
DThey were smokin' dope and snortin' Ccrystal...GMeth!
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GMarla was as skinny as a fence Cpost
GBut the powder in the baggy made her Ctalk
GSometimes she wore her hair like Charlie's CAngels
GYou know,sometimes she looked as weird as Mr.SpoDckD C G D D C G
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CSometimes on the weekend they'd Geat fast food
CTake his El Camino to the Gdesert
CRide his motorcycles in the Gsand dunes
DThey were smokin' dope and snortin' Ccrystal...GMeth!
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GTommy had a passion for Cfirearms
GHis confidence they really seemed to Cbolster
GHe bought a ninety-dollar pistol for his CMar-Mar
GShe kept in her little girly holstDerD C G D D C G
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CSometimes on the weekends they'd Gbe fighting
CTommy thought his girl was telling Glies
CThought that she was humping with the bass Gplayer
DSmoking all his dope and all his Ccrystal...GMeth!
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GTommy started suffering from Cdelusions
GAfter five nights without any Csleep
GHe shoved his fist through Marla's bedroom Cwindow
GShoved his car keys through her dirty little teeDthD C G D D C G
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CMarla got her fingers on the Gtrigger
CGrabbed poor little Tommy by the Ghair
CA smoking gun is laying on the Gcounter
DSirens screaming in the Cair....Gscream on and on
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D C G D C G
GTommy was a hasher from the Cvalley
GHe's just a memory of his burned out little Cworld
GAnd Marla's doin' thirty years for Cmurder
GBut you know she's still his rockin' little girDl D C G D D C G
CSomeday up in heaven they'll ride jet Gskis
CScrawl their names upon the golden Gwall
CMaybe up in heaven they'll watch Rick GDees
DSmoke a little dope and snort some Ccrystal...GMeth!
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