Em

[Verse 1]
                    G       
For eight days in a row now, 
                 Em
I've stood by my window.
                  D                         
They're coming, I know that 
                   Em
they're coming for me.
          G                     
I loved a woman, 
               Em
but she wasn't human.
               D                 
And there's no use in 
                 Em
trying to make 'em see.

[Chorus]
               G
White ash and black ash, 
               Em
a sharp edge, a strong back.
            D
I've been a bad man, 
                 Em
and them are the facts.
                  G
Got an old leather bible 
              Em
and a buffalo rifle.
                D
There won't be a trial, 
          Em
and I know that.
N.C.

[Verse 2]
            G
Down by the water, 
             Em
I caught me an otter.
             D
And after I shot it, 
            Em
I boiled it down.
           G
Hiding for rope,
           Em
tallow for soap,
                      D
Put the rest in a pot and 
          Em
stir it around.

[Chorus]
               G
White ash and black ash, 
               Em
a sharp edge, a strong back.
            D
I've been a bad man, 
                 Em
and them are the facts.
                  G
Got an old leather bible 
              Em
and a buffalo rifle.
                D
There won't be a trial, 
          Em
and I know that.
N.C.

[Outro]
N.C.
White ash and black ash, 
N.C.
a sharp edge, a strong back.
N.C.
I've been a bad man, 
N.C.
and I know that.