Capo 3
[Am]I was in my new house placing [F]daydreams
[Am]Patching up the crack [G]along the wall
[Am]I pass it and lose track of [F]what I'm saying
[Am]'Cause that's where I was when [G]I got the call
[Am]When the first stone's thrown, [F]there's screaming
[Am]In the streets, there's a [G]raging riot
[Am]When it's "Burn the b!tch, "[F] they're shrieking
[Am]When the truth comes [G]out, it's quiet
[Am]So, they killed Cassandra first 'cause [F]she feared the worst
And tried to tell the town
[Am]So, they filled my cell with snakes, I regret to say
[F]Do you believe me now?
[Am]I was in my tower weaving [F]nightmares
[Am]Twisting all my smiles [G]into snarls
[Am]They say, "What doesn't kill you makes you [F]aware"
[Am]What happens if it becomes [G]who you are?
[Am]So, they killed Cassandra first 'cause [F]she feared the worst
And tried to tell the town
[Am]So, they set my life in flames, I regret to say
[G]Do you believe me now?
[Am]They knew, they knew, they knew the [F]whole time
That I was onto something
[Am]The family, the pure greed, the Christian chorus [G]line
They all said nothing
[Am]Blood's thick but nothing like a [F]payroll
[Am]Bet they never spared a [G]prayer for my soul
[Am]You can mark my words that [F]I said it first
[Am]In a morning warning, [G]no one heard
I patched up the [Am]crack along the [G]wall
I [Am]pass it and lose track of what [F]I'm saying
[Am]'Cause that's where I was when I [G]lost it all
[Am]So, they killed Cassandra first 'cause she [F]feared the worst
And tried to tell the town
[Am]So, they filled my cell with snakes, [F]I regret to say
Do you believe me now?
[Am]Ahh-ahh
[F]I was onto something
[Am]Ahh-ahh
[F]They all said nothing
[Am]Blood's thick but nothing like a payroll
[G]Bet they never spared a prayer for my soul
[Am]You can mark my words that I said it first
[F]In a morning warning, no one heard
[Am]No one heard
[G]Not a single word was [Am]heard
[Am]When the first stone's thrown, there's screaming
[F]In the streets, there's a raging riot
[Am]When it's "Burn the bitch, " they're shrieking
[G]When the truth comes out, it's quiet
[Am]It's so quiet