Capo ♪ fret 3
i was in my [Dm]new house [C]placing [G]daydreams..
patching up the [Dm]crack a[C]long.[G]. the wall..
i pass it and lose [Dm]track of [C]what i’m [G]saying..
cause that’s where i was [Dm]when i [C]got[G] the call..
[Dm] when the [C]first stone’s [G]thrown there’s screamin’..
[Dm] in the [C]streets there’s a [G]ragin’ riot..
[Dm] when it’s, “[C]burn the [G]bitch”, they’re shrieking..
[Dm] when the [C]truth comes [G]out it’s quiet..
Chorus
[Em] [G]so they killed cas[D]sandra first
cause she feared the worst
[Em] and tried to [G]tell the [D]town..
[Em] [G]so they filled my [D]cell with snakes
i regret to say
[Em] do you be[G]lieve me [D]now..?
i was in my [Dm]tower [C]weaving [G]nightmares..
twisting all my [Dm]smiles [C]in.[G].to snarls..
they say what doesn’t [Dm]kill you [C]makes you [G]aware..
what happens if it [Dm]becomes [C]who[G].. you are..?
Chorus
[Em] [G]so they killed cas[D]sandra first
cause she feared the worst
[Em] and tried to [G]tell the [D]town..
[Em] [G]so they set my [D]life in flames
i regret to say
[Em] do you be[G]lieve me [D]now..?
[C] they knew, they [Em]knew,
they knew the [D]whole time
that i was onto somethin'
[C] the family, [Em]the pure greed,
the chris[D]tian chorus line..
they all said nothin'
[C] blood’s thick, [Em]but nothin’ like a pay[D]roll..
bet they never spared a prayer for my soul
[C] you can mark [Em]my words that i said [D]it first
in a mourning warning no [Dm]one heard[C].. [G]
i patched up the [Dm]crack a[C]long.[G]. the wall..
i pass it and lose [Dm]track of [C]what i’m [G]saying..
cause that’s where i was [Dm]when i [C]los[G]t.. it all..
Chorus
[Em] [G]so they killed cas[D]sandra first
cause she feared the worst
[Em] and tried to [G]tell the [D]town..
[Em] [G]so they filled my [D]cell with snakes
i regret to say
[Em] do you be[G]lieve me [D]now..?
[C] (ha [Em]a.. a [D]a..) i was onto somethin’..
[C] (ha [Em]a.. a [D]a..) they all said nothin’..
[C] blood’s thick, [Em]but nothin’ like a pay[D]roll..
bet they never spared a prayer for my soul
[C] you can mark [Em]my words that i said [D]it first
in a mourning warning no [C]one heard..
[Em] no[D] one heard..
not a [C]single word[Em].. [D]was heard..
[C] when the first [Em]stone’s thrown there’s screa[D]min’..
in the streets there’s a ragin’ riot
[C] when it’s “burn [Em]the bitch”, they’re shrie[D]kin’..
when the truth comes out it’s [C]quiet..
[Em] it’s [D]so.. quiet