Louisville Slugger

E                                  B
Tomorrow she'll put make-up on the bruises
C#m                          A
Tomorrow she'll be making up excuses
    E
But I've known you since we were three
     B
What makes you think you can lie to me
    C#m
And I'm trying to respect your privacy
A
Despite the fact that it's killing me...
    E                                 B
You say you love him but I don't know why
             C#m             A
He beats you up, he don't provide
          E                                       B
So you're stuck working doubles down at the local dive
        C#m                                  A
Dodging dirty hands for a petty wage but you bottle up the rage cos you gotta survive

[Chorus 1]
        E                         G#
I got a Louisville Slugger in the back of my ride
C#m                    A                E
Make the call and I'll be there by your side
         C#m               G#                  A
Hey girl you don't have to take that shit from anybody

[Verse 2]
     E                              B
That sticky summer night in his backseat
            C#m                A
He made you bleed, planted his seed
           E                                  B
Now you've got not one but two more mouths to feed
           C#m                               A
I know you wanted your kid to have a dad but name is not the same as deed
  E                                       B
I know you know there's more to life than this
           C#m                               A
Taking the blame, the pain, whenever he gets pissed
        E                                     B
Nothing stronger than a mother's love for her only kid
           C#m                               A
Except for maybe her battered bones, bruised by blows from his father's fists

[Chorus 2]
        E                         G#
I got a Louisville Slugger in the back of my ride
C#m                    A                E
Make the call and I'll be there by your side
         C#m               G#                  A
Hey girl you don't have to take that shit from anybody
      E                         G#
Got a Louisville Slugger in the back of my ride
C#m                   A
Say the word and I'll make him fucking cry
E          C#m           G#               A
You are my friend I will defend until the end

[Solo]
E B C#m A
E B C#m A

[Verse 3]
     E                                B
What happened to the girl that I once knew
  C#m                          A
I remember way back when, when nobody could tell you what to do
        E                                   B
Now you just sit there and let 'em turn the screws
C#m                        A
Hey girl I've said my piece, the rest is up to you

[Bridge]
        E                         G#
I got a Louisville Slugger in the back of my ride
             C#m                             A
Hey girl you gotta decide if this is how you gonna live your life
E                       G#
Trapped like a rat in a bad situation
C#m                   A
Frozen by feelings of fear and frustration
        E                         G#
I got a Louisville Slugger in the back of my ride
     C#m                        A
It's yours for the taking, your rage more than justified
       E              G#m                          C#m
Seeing red, black and blue, and you know that it's true
                       A
Yeah you know he won't stop til you're through

[Chorus 3]
        E                         G#
I got a Louisville Slugger in the back of my ride
C#m                    A                E
Make the call and I'll be there by your side
         C#m               G#                  A
Hey girl you don't have to take that shit from anybody
      E                         G#
Got a Louisville Slugger in the back of my ride
C#m                   A
Say the word and I'll make him fucking cry
E          C#m           G#               A    E
You are my friend I will defend until the end