Crows Locusts

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 Dm Verse 1 : Am C Csus4 C "Daddy don’t cry , it’ll be alright" Dm Am she puts some water on the wound and hums a little tune C G while her courage puddles on the ground F Em F pooling , pooling Verse 2 : Am C Csus4 C see the murder and the swarm descend Dm Am and the night is getting thick the moon telling her tricks 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 Dm 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 Dm and prayed for mercy , prayed for mercy Am the rumble is low and the heat is high F Dm 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 Am C E F Dm Am E Am C E F Dm Am E Am 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 Dm 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 Dm and prayed for mercy , prayed for mercy Am she limps on up to the top of a mount F Dm looks at the faltered harvest Am feels her sweat in the ground and the burn in her nose F and the knowing in her gut Dm something’s still gonna grow she ain’t leaving ’till it does . what can wash away my sin nothing but the blood what can make me whole again nothing but the blood