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