Roger Alan Wade - Bad news knockin

^DLate night headlight through the window blinds ^BmOle’ dog hides his head beneath the bed and whines ^ABlond hair and yellow light looks like golden twine ^GWe’ve both seen that silhouette be^Dfore I got ^Abad news a knockin’ at my ^Ddoor

The ^Drhythm wrappin’ on the rusty front door screen ^BmSounds like a hurricane blew up from New Orleans She’s ^Atotin’ stolen aces best I got is queens We’ve been ^Gthrough this A time or two be^Dfore I got ^Abad news a knockin’ at my ^Ddoor

We ^Gmet up in San Angelo And ^Dcrossed the Rio Grande Thumbed her ^Away to Matamoras Had a ^Gmystic read her ^Dhand That ^GDiablo woman told me "I see ^Dtrouble up ahead" She’ll ^Aturn you inside out And make you ^Gwish that you was ^Ddead

^D I pulled the curtain back from the window-pane My ^Bmworst fear was confirmed it was her there in the rain I ^Awish that she was gone and I was on a train ^GHeaded some where West of Balti^Bmmore I got ^Abad news a knockin’ at my ^Ddoor I got ^Abad news a knockin’ at my ^Bmdoor I got ^Abad news a knockin’ at my ^Ddoor