Scarecrow — Counting Crows
Chords and lyrics for Scarecrow by Counting Crows (key of Dm).
Verse 1
Scarecrow - Counting Crows
Intro
[D] [Am]
Verse 1
[D]Mary steers clear of the[Am] men from space
[D]Back alley kid with the [Am]American face
[C]She wants the wine, he brings a case,
[G]To carry them on through
Verse 2
I said you [D]know what I know about the [Am]bedroom boys
[D]Undercover Russians in a [Am]pink Rolls Royce,
[C]They bang the drum, she sets the beat,
[G]They carry Miss America out into the street,
She sings, [F]scarecrow, snowman, [Am]John Doe, buffalo!
Chorus 1
[D]Oh! I [Am]wish you wouldn't go,
[Em]I got the arms to [Am]reach you
I am the [C]scarecrow (Do Do Do Do Do) [G](Do Do Do Do Do)
[D]Oh! I [Am]guess you oughta kmow,
[Em]I got the hands to [Am]teach you,
I am the [C]scarecrow (Do Do Do Do Do)
[G]Snowman sideshow (Do Do Do Do Do)
Verse 3
[D]I fell out of love in the [Am]snow bound days
[D]Riding the subway in a [Am]valium haze
[C]I need the whites, she gets the blues
[G]It carries us on through
Verse 4
[D]All these American boys in the [Am]park n' shop
[D]Selling their memories for a [Am]dollar a pop
[C]Ivan the ancient spaceman race fan
[G]Corners the market on American tastes
And says, [F]spaceman, scarecrow, [Am]peepshow, freakshow!
Chorus 2
[D]Oh! I [Am]wish you wouldn't go,
[Em]I got the arms to [Am]reach you
I am the [C]scarecrow (Do Do Do Do Do) [G](Do Do Do Do Do)
[D]Oh! I [Am]guess you oughta kmow,
[Em]I got the hands to [Am]teach you,
I am the [C]scarecrow (Do Do Do Do Do)
[G]Punk rock video (Do Do Do Do Do)
Bridge
[Am] [G]
[Dm]All the sudden light inside you [Am]dies
Maybe you're [Bb]going on alone
Maybe you're [F]going all alone
She dreams of [C]sunlight
Sings of smaller things
White sugar [G]bowls and wedding rings
You're [Bb]going on from me alone
You're [F]going on, you're on your own
Verse 5
[D]She was married alive in a [Am]Moscow surgery,
[D]Hoping to die in a [Am]cold war nursery
[C]All of the kids back home believe
[G]In much more than we do
Verse 6
[D]It's a memory play where the [Am]memory fades
[D]Into pictures we took into [Am]records we played
[C]Spy versus spy, scarecrow and I
[G]Out across the darkness where the bomber jets fly
Singing [F]spaceman, smokeshow, [Am]scarecrow, geronimo!
Chorus 3
[D]Oh! I [Am]wish you wouldn't go,
[Em]I got the arms to [Am]reach you
I am the [C]scarecrow (Do Do Do Do Do) [G](Do Do Do Do Do)
[D]Oh! I [Am]guess you oughta kmow,
[Em]I got the hands to [Am]teach you,
I am the [C]scarecrow (Do Do Do Do Do)
[G]Snowman freakshow! (Do Do Do Do Do)
[D]Oh! I [Am]wish you wouldn't go,
[Em]I got the arms to [Am]reach you
I am the [C]scarecrow (Do Do Do Do Do) [G](Do Do Do Do Do)
[D]Oh! I [Am]guess you oughta kmow,
[Em]I got the hands to [Am]teach you,
I am the [C]scarecrow (Do Do Do Do Do)
[G]Listen on the midnight radio! (Do Do Do Do Do)
Solo
D Am - repeat to end
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