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Bad Harvest

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[Intro]
C#5   D5   E5
[Verse 1]
    C#5I was raised in the years of the harvest
There were fields to the far horizon D5turning to the sun
    C#5I have killed more than I could eat
I live in a house filled witD5h  bones
    C#5But now the rain doesn't fall
    D5And the wells are running brackish and dry
    C#5We stare out across the shrivelling fields
At the D5pitiless blue of the pitiless sky
[Chorus]
Bad B5harvest is come, we're gathering dust
The sD5cavenger birds are reB5turning
La MueB5rte parades through the capital streets
Soon they'll be D5hunting for witches for the B5burning
[Verse 2]
    C#5I can hear in the far-off distance
The sound of the men making ready    D5to come
    C#5I can hear them saddling horses
And the sound of the hounds howling D5scenting the kill in the air
    C#5I can taste fear on my tongue
   D5I can feel fear in my heart
    C#5We'll be running and stumbling through the thick dark woods
Through the D5barren fields through the empty towns
[Chorus]
Bad B5harvest is come and the wars they are lost
WhatD5ever is left will be reB5turning
La MuB5erte parades through the capital streets
Soon they'll be D5hunting for witches for the bB5urning
[Bridge]
Beneath the C5towering clouds of B5rusting red
As the C5sun bleeds into the hoB5rizon
The C5churches of the new gods are B5closing their doors
And the C5hard old gods are B5vengeance-bent on their returning
[Intro]
C#5   D5   E5
[Bridge]
The C#5gardens of the ruined towers glow with burning crosses
While the D5kings are in their counting houses counting out their losses
   C#mTrust to the stories, my love - it's what they are fD5or what's happening now has happened before
[Chorus]
Bad B5harvest is come, we're gathering dust
The sD5cavenger birds are reB5turning
La MueB5rte parades through the capital streets
Whatever is D5left will be reB5turning
And now they'll be C5hunting for witches for the bB5urning
They'll be huntiC5ng for witches for the B5burning
They'll be huntiC5ng for witches for the B5burning
They'll be huntiC5ng for witches for the burning

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Bad Harvest

by New Model Army

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#5

C#m

[Intro]

C#5 D5 E5

[Verse 1]

C#5

I was raised in the years of the harvest

There were fields to the far horizon turning to the sun

C#5

I have killed more than I could eat

I live in a house filled with bones

C#5

But now the rain doesn't fall

And the wells are running brackish and dry

C#5

We stare out across the shrivelling fields

At the pitiless blue of the pitiless sky

[Chorus]

Bad harvest is come, we're gathering dust

D5 B5

The scavenger birds are returning

La Muerte parades through the capital streets

D5 B5

Soon they'll be hunting for witches for the burning

[Verse 2]

C#5

I can hear in the far-off distance

The sound of the men making ready to come

C#5

I can hear them saddling horses

And the sound of the hounds howling scenting the kill in the air

C#5

I can taste fear on my tongue

I can feel fear in my heart

C#5

We'll be running and stumbling through the thick dark woods

Through the barren fields through the empty towns

[Chorus]

Bad harvest is come and the wars they are lost

D5 B5

Whatever is left will be returning

La Muerte parades through the capital streets

D5 B5

Soon they'll be hunting for witches for the burning

[Bridge]

C5 B5

Beneath the towering clouds of rusting red

C5 B5

As the sun bleeds into the horizon

C5 B5

The churches of the new gods are closing their doors

C5 B5

And the hard old gods are vengeance-bent on their returning

[Intro]

C#5 D5 E5

[Bridge]

C#5

The gardens of the ruined towers glow with burning crosses

While the kings are in their counting houses counting out their losses

C#m D5

Trust to the stories, my love - it's what they are for what's happening now has happened before

[Chorus]

Bad harvest is come, we're gathering dust

D5 B5

The scavenger birds are returning

La Muerte parades through the capital streets

D5 B5

Whatever is left will be returning

C5 B5

And now they'll be hunting for witches for the burning

C5 B5

They'll be hunting for witches for the burning

C5 B5

They'll be hunting for witches for the burning

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