CHORDS USED
B: 224442
F#: 244322
E: 022100
INTRO B
B
My brother got out of rehab
B F#
Right around Christmas time
F#
Mama made a turkey
F# B
Daddy was worried he was gonna have to break up a fight
E
Everybody was walking on eggshells
B
Drinking eggnog instead of beer
B
We were holdin’ our tongues, scratchin’ our heads
F#
Wonderin’ how the hell we got here
[CHORUS]
B
Hush, hush, don’t you dare say a word
E
Hush, hush, don’t you know the truth hurts
F# B
Hush, hush, when push comes to shove it’s best to keep it hush, hush.
B
We were sitting around the dinner table
B F#
And we were eating our pumpkin pie
F# B
While the sugar-coated pretty little secret was eating everybody alive
E
Well daddy’s reading propaganda
F#
And he’s talking ’bout the end of days
B
Well cheers to the vodka mama’s been sneakin’
F#
Let’s all gather ’round and pray.
[CHORUS]
B
Hush, hush, don’t you dare say a word
E
Hush, hush, don’t you know the truth hurts
F# B
Hush, hush, when push comes to shove it’s best to keep it hush, hush.
B E F# B
B
So I snuck behind the red barn
B F#
And I took myself a toke
F#
Since everybody here hates everybody here
B
Hell I might as well be the joke
E
I’m gonna dance up on the table
F#
Singing “This Little Light of Mine”
B
God gave it to me, what good’s it gonna do me
F#
If I don’t, by God, let it shine
[CHORUS]
B
Hush, hush, don’t you dare say a word
E
Hush, hush, don’t you know the truth hurts
F# B
Hush, hush, when push comes to shove it’s best to keep it hush, hush.
E F# B E
Hide your tattoo, put on your Sunday best,
F#
Pretend you’re not a mess, be the happy family in the front pew
[CHORUS x2]
B
Hush, hush, don’t you dare say a word
E
Hush, hush, don’t you know the truth hurts
F# B
Hush, hush, when push comes to shove it’s best to keep it hush, hush.
B
Best to keep it hush hush