I was in my [Dm]new house [C]placing [G]daydreams
Patching up the [Dm]crack [C]along the [G]wall
I pass it and lose [Dm]track of [C]what I'm [G]saying
'Cause that's where I [Dm]was when I [C]got the [G]call
[Dm]When the [Am]first stone's [C]thrown, they're [G]screaming
[G] [Dm]In the [Am]streets, there's a [C]raging [G]riot
[G] [Dm]When it's [Am]"Burn the [C]bitch," they're [G]shrieking
[G] [Dm]When the [Am]truth comes [C]out, it's [G]quiet
[Em]So, they [G]killed [D]Cassandra first 'cause she feared the worst
[Em]And tried to [G]tell the [D]town
[Em]So, they filled my [G]cell with snakes, I [D]regret to say
[Em]Do you [G]believe me [D]now?
I was in my [Dm]tower [C]weaving [G]nightmares
Twisting all my [Dm]smiles [C]into [G]snarls
They say, "What doesn't [Dm]kill you [C]makes you [G]aware"
What happens if it [Dm]becomes [C]who you [G]are?
[Em]So, they [G]killed [D]Cassandra first 'cause she feared the worst
[Em]And tried to [G]tell the [D]town
[Em]So, they set my [G]life in flames, I [D]regret to say
[Em]Do you [G]believe me [D]now?
[C]They knew, [Em]they knew, [D]they knew the whole time
That I was onto something
[C]The family, [Em]the pure greed, the Christian [D]chorus line
They all said nothing
[C]Blood's thick but [Em]nothing like a payroll
[D]Bet they never spared a prayer for my soul
[C]You can mark [Em]my words that I said it [D]first
In a morning warning, no one [C]heard
I patched up the [Dm]crack [C]along the [G]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]lost it [G]all
[Em]So, they [G]killed Cassandra first 'cause she [D]feared the worst
[Em]And tried to [G]tell the [D]town
[Em]So, they filled my [G]cell with snakes, I [D]regret to say
[Em]Do you [G]believe me [D]now?
[C]Ah, [Em]ah-ah-ah, [D]ah
I was onto something
[C]Ah-[Em]ah-ah, [D]ah
They all said nothing
[C]Blood's thick but [Em]nothing like a [D]payroll
Bet they never spared a prayer for my soul
[C]You can mark [Em]my words that I said it [D]first
In a morning warning, no one [C]heard
No [Em]one heard, not a single [C]word was [D]heard
[C]When the first stone's [Em]thrown, they're [D]screaming
In the streets, there's a raging riot
[C]When it's "Burn the [Em]bitch," they're [D]shrieking
When the truth comes out, it's ... [C]quiet
It's so [Em]quiet
