G5 Gsus4 G5 Gsus4
G5 Gsus4 G5 Gsus4
G5 C5 G5 C5
G5 C5 G5 C5
[Verse 1]
G5 C5 G5 C5
Joseph Caraway orphaned unwise
G5 C5 G5 C5
Took short cuts to his demise
G5 C5 G5 C5
Footsteps treading on only the cracks
G5 C5 G5 C5
Leave the shapes of cloven tracks
[Pre-chorus]
Gm/Bb Eb G5
Innocent, innocent found
Gm/Bb Eb G5
Misery, misery bound
Gm/Bb Eb
Penitence, penitence |sound
G5 C5 G5 C5
G5 C5 G5 C5
[Verse 2]
G5 C5 G5 C5
Vera Vandemark, all dressed in white
G5 C5 Gm F/C
Never slept without the light
G5 C5 G5 C5
Headless rattlesnakes inside their caves
G5 C5 G5 Csus4
Preying on the souls of slaves
[Pre-chorus]
Gm/Bb Eb G5
Innocent innocent found
Gm/Bb Eb G5
Misery misery bound
Gm/Bb Eb
Penitence penitence
[Chorus]
G5 C5
Sound the church bells
G5 C5
Burn the flowers
G5 C5 G5 C5
Call upon the darkest hours
G5 C5 G5 C5
Story teller’s pen unswerving
Bb5 C5 Bb5 Eb5
Strike the pure and undeserving
G5 C5 G5/A C5/A
G5/Bb C5 G5/D C5/E
[Verse 3]
G5/F C5/F G5/F C5/F
Silver serving knives all in a line
G5/F C5/F G5/F C5/E
Waiting to commit their crimes
G5/D C5/D G5/D C5/D
Chiseled china dolls, their bitter meat
G5/D C5/D G5/D C5/D
Stain red pearly canine teeth
[Pre-chorus]
Gm/Bb Eb G5
Innocent innocent found
Gm/Bb Eb G5
Misery misery bound
Gm/Bb Eb
Penitence penitence
[Chorus]
G5 C5
Sound the church bells
G5 C5
Burn the flowers
G5 C5 G5 C5
Call upon the darkest hours
G5 C5 G5 C5
Story teller’s pen unswerving
G5 N.C. N.C N.C.
Strike the pure and undeserving
Bb5/Gb Bb5/Gb
[Bridge]
Bb
Bb5/Gb Bb5/Gb
Don’t look |down
Bb5
Bb5/Gb Bb5/Gb
Don’t look |down
Bb5
Bb5/Gb Bb5/Gb
Don’t look |down
Eb7
Gb Ab
G5 C5 G5 C5
G5 C5 G5 C5
[Pre-chorus]
Gm/Bb Eb G5
Innocent innocent found
Gm/Bb Eb G5
Misery misery bound
Gm/Bb Eb
Penitence penitence
[Chorus]
G5 C5
Sound the church bells
G5 C5
Burn the flowers
G5 C5 G5 C5
Call upon the darkest hours
G5/F C5/E G5/F C5/E
Story teller’s pen unswerving
Bb5 C5 Bb5 Eb5
Strike the pure and undeserving
G5 C5 G5 C5
G5 C5 G5 C5
G5 C5 G5 C5
G5 C5 G5 C5
G5 C5 G5 C5
G5 C5 G5 C5
G5 C5 G5 C5
G5 C5 G5 C5
G5 C5 G5 C5
G5 C5 G5 C5
G5 C5 G5 C5
G5 C5 G5 C5
G5 C5 G5 C5
G5 C5 G5 C5
G5 C5 G5 C5
G5 C5 G5 C5
G5 C5 G5 C5
G5 C5 G5 Cm
[Outro]
Cm F/A Gm C/E
G5
Gsus4
