Hymn For A Scarecrow
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[Verso 1]
C Am
You hang around for a living
C Am Em F
Somewhere between all the land and the sky
C Am
Being by never forgiving
C Am Em F
Nobody knows you and neither do I
( Dm G Dm Fm )
[Verso 2]
C Am
Birds may believe at a distance
C Am Em F
You wear a grin and keep perfectly still
C Am
Driven away with persistence
C Am Em
I wonder if they have wondered
F Dm G Dm Fm
Or will ever wonder, ever wonder
C Am
Farmer Jim hums when he's all alone
C Am Em F
He may imagine you heard and he knew
C Am
You wouldn't hear what he might have known
C Am Em F Dm G
I wonder whether he wonders if you ever wonder
Dm Fm
Ever wonder
Oh
[Refrão]
G
Scarecrow
Dm G
Maybe the wind knows
Dm G
Whether you wonder
Dm G Dm
Who's calling your name
G
Scarecrow
Dm G
Maybe the wind knows
Dm G
Whether you wonder
Dm F
If you are to blame
( C Am C )
( G Am F )
[Verso 3]
C Am
Mother Earth's love whispered to me
(And it wasn't her fault)
C Am Em F
Real is a feeling and feeling is real
C Am
All of you are flowing through me
C Am Em F
But you wouldn't know how to fathom or feel
Dm G
When the wind blows
Dm
The wind knows
Fm
The wind knows
Oh
[Refrão]
G
Scarecrow
Dm G
Maybe the wind knows
Dm G
Whether you wonder
Dm G Dm
Who's calling your name
D Am D
Shame how nobody knows you
Am D Am F
Only who wonders if you are to blame
[Ponte]
Em A7
Saving the grain of your golden domain
C E
Without even reasoning why
Em A
The crows seem to know where you need them to go
C B
Igniting a spark in their minds
E
So they circle and fly
D/E
Fly
E D/E
Fly Fly
( D/E )
[Verso 4]
C Am
You hang around for a living
C Am Em F
Blown in the wind like a pinned butterfly
C Am
Monarch of ever forgiving
C Am Em F
Some of us wonder if you want to die
( Dm G )
Dm Fm
Would you want to die?
Final
C
How I wonder
F
Ever wonder
C
Ever wonder
F
Ever wonder
(The wind knows)
How to play Hymn For A Scarecrow
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.