Key: C Intro 1: F It was the year Am The crows and the locusts came C G The fields drained dry the rain Dm The fields are bleeding Intro 2: Am C Csus4 C G Verse 1: Am F C Csus4 C "Daddy don't cry, it'll be alright" G Am She puts some water on the wound And hums a little tune F C G While her courage puddles on the ground F G F Pooling, pooling Verse 2: Am F C Csus4 C See the murder and the swarm descend G Am And the night is getting thick The moon telling her tricks F C G She'd betray her every time Chorus F It was the year Am The crows and the locusts came C G The fields drained dry the rain F The fields are bleeding F It was the age Am The foxes came for the fields C G We were bleeding as we bowed to kneel F And prayed for mercy, prayed for mercy Am The rumble is low and the heat is high G F Got a feeling that there's rain out in the oil black sky Am Gonna chase away the devil when that sun does rise F Gonna plead the blood F Gonna plead the blood Instrumental: Am G E F Dm Am E F C E F Dm Am E F C E F Dm Am E F C E F Dm Am E Chorus F It was the year Am The crows and the locusts came C G The fields drained dry the rain F The fields are bleeding F It was the age Am The foxes came for the fields C G We were bleeding as we bowed to kneel F And prayed for mercy, prayed for mercy Am She limps on up to the top of a mount G F Looks at the faltered harvest Am Feels her sweat in the ground and the burn in her nose G And the knowing in her gut F Something's still gonna grow She ain't leaving 'till it does. Am Em C What can wash away my sin G F Nothing but the blood Am Em C What can make me whole again G F Nothing but the blood
