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Scarecrow In The Garden

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[Intro]
e|-------------C------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------0-0/2-2/4\2-000-0--------0-0/2-2/4\2-0----------------0-0/2-2/4\2-000-0-|
D|---0h2----------------2---0h1h2---------------2-0-0h2--0h1h2----------------2--|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------Am---------Am---------|
B|-----------------1-1\0------1------|
G|---------0-------2----2\0--0/2-----|
D|---0-0/2---2-0---2----------2------|
A|-3-------------3-0-----------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
Well, he cAmame from Northern ICreland
Searching Amfor the free man's Cground
AnAmd he came to bet hiCs fortune
On a WGest Virginia plAmow
[Bridge]
e|----------------------Am---|
B|-----------------------1-|
G|-----------------------2-|
D|---0-0/2---2-0---------2-|
A|-3-------------3-0---0-0-|
E|-------------------3-----|
[Verse 2]
He Ambuilt a house of Ctimber
And rAmaised a redhead Cson
Then they wAmorked the land Ctogether
And Gprayed the rain would Amcome
[Chorus]
There's a sFcarecrow in the Cgarden
That Glooks like AmLucifer
And I've been Freading RevelatAmions
With my Gbare feet in the Amdirt
[Bridge 2]
e|------------C------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------0-0/2-2/4\2-000-0--------0-0/2-2/4\2-0---------------0-0/2-2/4\2-000-0-|
D|---0h2----------------2---0h1h2--------------2-0-0h2--0h1h2----------------2--|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------Am---|
B|-----------------1-|
G|---------0-------2-|
D|---0-0/2---2-0---2-|
A|-3-------------3-0-|
E|-------------------|
[Verse 3]
Well, the Amredhead son got Colder
And Amtook a brown eyed Cwife
And the fAmields were green as Cdollars
'Cause the Gdirt was black as Amnight
[Bridge 3]
e|Am-------------|
B|-----1-0-----|
G|---2-----0/2-|
D|-2-----------|
A|-------------|
E|-------------|
[Verse 4]
I Amcame in late CSeptember
The Amyoungest one of Cthree
And my Amsisters off and Cmarried
So the Gland was left to Amme
[Chorus]
There's a sFcarecrow in the Cgarden
That Glooks like AmLucifer
And I've been Freading RevelatAmions
With my Gbare feet in the Amdirt
[Verse 5]
I Gknow every single fencepost
Every Frock that goes Amaround
I've been Gstaring at the red oak
Where I Fknow they'll lay me Amdown
[Verse 6]
The Amfields ain't what they once Cwere
The Amrains just seem to Cflood
And I've been Amthinking about that Criver
Wondering Ghow it turned to Amblood
[Outro] (single strum each chord)
I've been Amsitting here all Cmorning
I was Amsitting here all Cnight
There's a Ambible in my left Chand
And a Gpistol in my Amright
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| /  Slide up
| \  Slide down
| h  Hammer-on
*************************

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Scarecrow In The Garden

by Chris Stapleton

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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[Intro]

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|-------0-0/2-2/4\2-000-0--------0-0/2-2/4\2-0----------------0-0/2-2/4\2-000-0-|

D|---0h2----------------2---0h1h2---------------2-0-0h2--0h1h2----------------2--|

A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Am Am

e|-----------------------------------|

B|-----------------1-1\0------1------|

G|---------0-------2----2\0--0/2-----|

D|---0-0/2---2-0---2----------2------|

A|-3-------------3-0-----------------|

E|-----------------------------------|

[Verse 1]

Am C

Well, he came from Northern Ireland

Am C

Searching for the free man's ground

Am C

And he came to bet his fortune

G Am

On a West Virginia plow

[Bridge]

e|-------------------------|

B|-----------------------1-|

G|-----------------------2-|

D|---0-0/2---2-0---------2-|

A|-3-------------3-0---0-0-|

E|-------------------3-----|

[Verse 2]

Am C

He built a house of timber

Am C

And raised a redhead son

Am C

Then they worked the land together

G Am

And prayed the rain would come

[Chorus]

F C

There's a scarecrow in the garden

G Am

That looks like Lucifer

F Am

And I've been reading Revelations

G Am

With my bare feet in the dirt

[Bridge 2]

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|-------0-0/2-2/4\2-000-0--------0-0/2-2/4\2-0---------------0-0/2-2/4\2-000-0-|

D|---0h2----------------2---0h1h2--------------2-0-0h2--0h1h2----------------2--|

A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------|

B|-----------------1-|

G|---------0-------2-|

D|---0-0/2---2-0---2-|

A|-3-------------3-0-|

E|-------------------|

[Verse 3]

Am C

Well, the redhead son got older

Am C

And took a brown eyed wife

Am C

And the fields were green as dollars

G Am

'Cause the dirt was black as night

[Bridge 3]

e|-------------|

B|-----1-0-----|

G|---2-----0/2-|

D|-2-----------|

A|-------------|

E|-------------|

[Verse 4]

Am C

I came in late September

Am C

The youngest one of three

Am C

And my sisters off and married

G Am

So the land was left to me

[Chorus]

F C

There's a scarecrow in the garden

G Am

That looks like Lucifer

F Am

And I've been reading Revelations

G Am

With my bare feet in the dirt

[Verse 5]

I know every single fencepost

F Am

Every rock that goes around

I've been staring at the red oak

F Am

Where I know they'll lay me down

[Verse 6]

Am C

The fields ain't what they once were

Am C

The rains just seem to flood

Am C

And I've been thinking about that river

G Am

Wondering how it turned to blood

[Outro] (single strum each chord)

Am C

I've been sitting here all morning

Am C

I was sitting here all night

Am C

There's a bible in my left hand

G Am

And a pistol in my right

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| / Slide up

| \ Slide down

| h Hammer-on

*************************

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