Brooke Fraser - 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