Pa - Ryan Adams & The Cardinals Tabbed by: woodward the chords are played like in the intro, picking one string then playing the chord etc... = hammer-on these are some little riff's he does throughout the song riff 2 riff 3 Pa drove to town yesterday to pick out a grave He found the lot where she'd lay A Then he drove to old man Ed Sederdoms's place riff 2 To find him some peace He got there round about twelve And he stayed 'till three And the sun left him down in the valley But the moon met him up in the hills by the lake Reflecting the ghost of ma's face riff 2 Suppertime came and went No one heard from him Sis' left his food on his plate At the end of the table right next to ma's place Where nobody sits Telephone rang about four My sis answered it And I felt the news through the floorboards Like a long sufferin' moan Like a wreck on the road Like a joining of hands Shala la la Shala la la Shalaaa la la Shala la la Shala la la Shala laaa riff 3 So I drove to town yesterday To pick out his grave I found the lot where they'd lay And I drove to old man Ed Sederdoms's place To find me some peace