Key: C

Intro 1:

F (133211@1) 
It was the year
                          AmThe (x02210@1)crows and the locusts came
    C (x32010@1)                    GThe (320003@1)fields drained dry the rain
                       DmThe (xx0231@1)fields are bleeding

Intro 2: Am C Csus4 C G

Verse 1:
Am (x02210@1)                      FC    Csus4C
"Daddy don't cry, it'll be alright"
G (320003@1)          Am (x02210@1)She puts some water on the wound
And hums a little tune
    F (133211@1)    C (x32010@1)                    GWhile (320003@1)her courage puddles on the ground
F (133211@1)      G (320003@1)   FPooling, (133211@1)pooling

Verse 2:
Am (x02210@1)                        FC  Csus4C                            
See the murder and the swarm descend
G (320003@1)    Am (x02210@1)        
And the night is getting thick
The moon telling her tricks
 F (133211@1)   C (x32010@1)                  GShe'd (320003@1)betray her every time

Chorus
           F (133211@1) 
It was the year
                          AmThe (x02210@1)crows and the locusts came
    C (x32010@1)                    GThe (320003@1)fields drained dry the rain
                     FThe (133211@1)fields are bleeding
           FIt (133211@1)was the age
                       AmThe (x02210@1)foxes came for the fields
C (x32010@1)                             G (320003@1)                       
We were bleeding as we bowed to kneel
                                 FAnd (133211@1)prayed for mercy, prayed for mercy

AmThe (x02210@1)rumble is low and the heat is high
      G (320003@1)                                  FGot (133211@1)a feeling that there's rain out in the oil black sky
      Am (x02210@1)                            
Gonna chase away the devil when that sun does rise
      FGonna (133211@1)plead the blood
      FGonna (133211@1)plead the blood

Instrumental: Am G E F Dm Am E
              F (133211@1)CE FDm AmE 
              F (133211@1)CE FDm AmE
              F (133211@1)CE FDm AmE

Chorus
           F (133211@1) 
It was the year
                          AmThe (x02210@1)crows and the locusts came
    C (x32010@1)                    GThe (320003@1)fields drained dry the rain
               FThe (133211@1)fields are bleeding
           FIt (133211@1)was the age
                       AmThe (x02210@1)foxes came for the fields
C (x32010@1)                             G (320003@1)                       
We were bleeding as we bowed to kneel
                                 FAnd (133211@1)prayed for mercy, prayed for mercy

Am (x02210@1)She limps on up to the top of a mount
G (320003@1)                   FLooks (133211@1)at the faltered harvest
           AmFeels (x02210@1)her sweat in the ground and the burn in her nose
        G (320003@1)              
And the knowing in her gut
            FSomething's (133211@1)still gonna grow

She ain't leaving 'till it does.

Am (x02210@1)          Em (022000@1)     CWhat (x32010@1)can wash away my sin
G (320003@1)                   FNothing (133211@1)but the blood
Am (x02210@1)             Em (022000@1)  CWhat (x32010@1)can make me whole again
G (320003@1)                  FNothing (133211@1)but the blood