Intro F Am It was the year the crows and the locusts came C G The fields drank dry the rain F The fields are bleeding Instrumental 1 AFCGAFCG Verse 1 Am F C Daddy don't cry, it'll be alright G Am She puts some water on the wound F And hums a little tune while C G Her courage puddles on the ground F G F Pooling, pooling Verse 2 Am F C G See the murder and the swarm descend Am And the night is getting thick, F The moon turning her tricks C G She'll betray you every time Chorus F Am It was the year the crows and the locusts came C G The fields drank dry the rain F The fields are bleeding Am It was the age the foxes came for the fields C G We were bleeding as we bowed to kneel F And pray for mercy, pray for mercy Bridge 1 Am The rumble is low and the heat is high G F Got a feeling that there's rain out in the oil black sky Am Gonna chase away the devil when that song does rise G F Gonna plead the blood G F Gonna plead the blood Instrumental 2 AGEFDAE FCEFDAE FCEFDAE Chorus F Am It was the year the crows and the locusts came C G The fields drank dry the rain F The fields are bleeding Am It was the age the foxes came for the fields C G We were bleeding as we bowed to kneel F And pray for mercy, pray for mercy Bridge 2 Am She limps on up to the top of a mound G F Looks at the faltered harvest Am Feels her sweat in the ground Am And the burn in her nose G And the knowing in her guts, F Something's still gonna grow n.c. She ain't leaving 'til it does Instrumental 3 AGFGF AGFGF Outro Am G Am What can wash away my sin G Nothing but the blood Am G Am What can make me whole again G Nothing but the blood Am G Am What can wash away my sin G Nothing but the blood Am G Am What can make me whole again G Nothing but the blood