Citizen Soldier – Scarecrow (Guitar)

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*=stum only once [Verse 1]
Am           F
I chained my ghost up in a basement

    Em          G
Six feet back behind my eyes

Am                       F
Some nights I think this house is gonna cave in

Em               G
Rejection has me terrified
[Pre-Chorus]
Am                F
Now I hang from a wooden frame

             Em
It keeps the crows away

        G
This is where I'm safe

        Am          F
Made of straw and a funny face

          Em                  G
Turns out being fake can be a saving grace
[Chorus]
Dm                        Em
You can't kill me if I'm already dead

F                   G
Buried alive by the things that they've said

  Dm                Em
I killed myself but no one knows

           F
You're not talking to me;

        G
You're talking to a scarecrow!

Dm            Em
Who I am only put me through hell

F                        G
I'm bulletproof when I'm somebody else

  Dm                Em
I killed myself but no one knows

           F
You're not talking to me;

       G
You're talking to a scarecrow!
[Verse 2]
Am       F
I hid my heart up in the attic

Em                G
Stuck pieces deep inside these walls

Am                     F
For every time I was ignored or called dramatic

Em                    G
I'm only safe feeling nothing at all
[Pre-Chorus]
Am                F
Now I hang from a wooden frame

             Em
It keeps the crows away

           G
I'm better off insane

Am                       F
I cut the skin to make a brand new face

                 Em
'Cause back when I was me

           G
I lived to be replaced
[Chorus]
Dm                        Em
You can't kill me if I'm already dead

F                   G
Buried alive by the things that they've said

  Dm                Em
I killed myself but no one knows

           F
You're not talking to me;

        G
You're talking to a scarecrow!

Dm            Em
Who I am only put me through hell

F                        G
I'm bulletproof when I'm somebody else

  Dm                Em
I killed myself but no one knows

           F
You're not talking to me;

       G
You're talking to a scarecrow!
[Bridge]
Em
Secret suicide

    Am
But no one can tell

       F                     Dm
'Cause I'm just terrified of being myself

    Em
The real me's inside

    Am
But no one can tell

       F
'Cause disappearing hurts less

     Dm
Than asking for help
[Chorus]
Dm                        Em
You can't kill me if I'm already dead

F                   G
Buried alive by the things that they've said

  Dm                Em
I killed myself but no one knows

           F
You're not talking to me;

        G
You're talking to a scarecrow!

Dm            Em
Who I am only put me through hell

F                        G
I'm bulletproof when I'm somebody else

  Dm                Em
I killed myself but no one knows

           F
You're not talking to me;

       G
You're talking to a scarecrow!
[Outro]
F*                                      G*
You can't kill me if I'm already dead

F*                                       G* Em*
You can't kill me if I'm already... dead