When Things Unravel

D G D Reverend Royal, Foggy eyes of California Em G D The sun sleeps in the ditches too lazy to burn it off Em A EmD With a name like Smokey Bill Long, just lucky like Errol, Em G D At the rodeo you spend most of your time in the dirt D G D Staring at the seesaw face of Cornelia Williams Em G D Staring back at you with a look that says she?s gonna leave Em A Em D Out there on the flat land, trying to lasso the dog Em G D With your bob and weave smiling at you with your yellow teeth Chorus: Em G D When things unravel she?ll be there with the needle Em G D It?s plain to see why there?s two kinds of laughter in the world Em A Em D I?ve heard of robbin? the cradle, never heard of robbin? the grave D G D Things will unravel my darlin? you can count the days D G D Trying to cross with the traffic light today Em G D Fell in the gravel that?s all normal now Em A G D Dressed in Amarillo to match your red eyes Em G D A painful contrast the owner and the wife Chorus Em D Everyone knows there?s no humor in suicide Em G D Everyone laughs when they don?t know and wish you right by Em D Everyone knows there?s no humor in suicide Em G D Everyone laughs when they don?t know and pass you right by Chorus: