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