Chords used
Csus4
C
Bb
Gb
Db
Ab
Eb
Gsus4
G
G5
Am
F
Em
F#/D
Cadd9
Dsus4
D
Dm
Bm
D/F
A
E
F#m
Ebm
B
Bsus2
1.
Baptisms
Key: CHardCsus4
C
Bb
Gb
Db
Ab
Eb
Gsus4
G
G5
Am
F
Em
Csus4CCsus4
Bb
Gb
Db
Ab
Eb
Csus4CGsus4G
Bb
Gb
Db
Ab
Eb
Csus4CCsus4CG
Bb
Gb
Db
Ab
Eb
Csus4CGGsus4G5
Bb
Gb
Db
Ab
Eb
Csus4CCsus4
Bb
Gb
Db
Ab
Eb
Csus4CGsus4G
Bb
Gb
Db
Ab
Eb
AmFCCG
Bb
Gb
Db
Ab
Eb
AmFCCG
Bb
Gb
Db
Ab
Eb
AmEmFG
Bb
Gb
Db
Ab
Eb
Gsus4G5
Bb
Gb
Db
Ab
Eb
Then, repeat Verse and Chorus once, with Chorus ending 2.
AmEmFG
Bb
Gb
Db
Ab
Eb
Gsus4G5
Bb
Gb
Db
Ab
Eb
Csus4CCsus4
Bb
Gb
Db
Ab
Eb
Csus4CG
Gb
Db
Ab
Eb
Song structure:
Csus4CCsus4
Csus4CGsus4G
Csus4 Back when I used to Cwander,Csus4 I was always out Clooking for Gsigns
Csus4 But they were never Cthere, so I'd pull 'em from the Gair Gsus4 G5
Csus4 We all believed in CsomethingCsus4, but like you I can't say why
Csus4 It's just a whisper in our Cear, or a bottle for our Gsus4fears G
Am Hold me to the Flight, let meC shine
GCome hold me against the Amfloor, and Fsay it's alCright
GCome hold me 'neath the Amwater's Emskin, till I'm Fnew agGain Gsus4 G5
Csus4 I said what I was CthinkingCsus4, now you can't see what's Cgood till it's Ggone
Csus4 Then there's something to be Csaid, for a place to lay your Ghead Gsus4 G5
Csus4 You told me I was CsimpleCsus4, and you envied me that piece of mind
Csus4 And I listened to the Ccreek, and it did much more for Gsus4me G
Am I'll hold you to the Flight, let yoCu shine
I'll Ghold you against the Amfloor, and Fsay it's alCright
'cause Gdown beneath the Amwater's Emskin, where Fwe will Gswim
There's diamonds on the Amsurface Emthen, and they'll come Fclean us
(We'll) both live Gagain Gsus4 G5
Csus4 These days I barely Cwander,Csus4 and I don't need no more of them signs
Csus4 I just breathe in all that Cair, and be happy that it's Gthere
2.
Letters Home
Key: GHardG
Em
F#/D
C
Cadd9
Dsus4
D
GEmF#/D
GSo, EmI'm writing' you thisF#/D letter betweeGn restEms
'cause yesterday a F#/Dbullet found Gmy chEmest
And I don't got the F#/Denergy Gto dresCs myself
And EmI can't F#/Dwalk withGout help
GEmF#/D
And Gnow... Em
I can't rememberF#/D why I joined thGis war Em
And I can't tell youF#/D what we're fightiGn' forEm
I guess I wasn't F#/Dsmart enoughG to see Cthe game
And that Emno one's F#/Dkeepin'G score
GCadd9F#/DCadd9
GCadd9F#/DDsus4DDsus4
GCadd9F#/DCadd9
GCadd9F#/DDsus4DDsus4
And now, Emyou would not beliF#/Deve the things I Gmiss Em
It's all the little F#/Dthings that fill tGhat list Em
Like playin' with the dF#/Dogs
And helpin' fGather Cadd9chop the Emwood beF#/Dhind thGe fence
GEmF#/D
GNow... Em
I'm not sure if I'll F#/Dsee anothGer daEmy
The doctor said it F#/Dcould go eitGher waEmy
But I just wantedF#/D you to know
No mGatter Cif I sEmink orF#/D fall
or bGlink out Cin this EmhospitF#/Dal
That GI'm Calright, yeah
EmI madeF#/D peace with Git alEml
F#/DMistakes aGnd allEm
F#/DMistakes aGnd aCadd9ll F#/D Cadd9
Mistakes and aGll Cadd9 F#/D Dsus4 D Dsus4
Mistakes and aGll Cadd9 F#/D Cadd9
Mistakes and aGll Cadd9 F#/D Dsus4 D Dsus4
GOoooCadd9h etc. F#/D Cadd9
GOoooCadd9h etc. F#/D Dsus4 D Dsus4
GOoooCadd9h etc. F#/D Cadd9
GOoooCadd9h etc. F#/D Dsus4 D Dsus4
3.
The Scarecrows Are Marching
Key: AMediumC
G
F
Dm
A great song from their unpublished album: Junkyard Chandelier.
Like with most Radical face songs the guitar is tuned down half a step.
No Capo.
My Cwisdom teeth still stab my cheek and I'm Galways sucking Faspirin
The Clife I stole is full of holes and my Gpants don't fit me Fright
My Cdreams are old and faded and my Ghead feels thick and Fuseless
We're Con the road to nowhere but we Gwon't arrive Ftonight so let's go Chome G F
CGF
The Cweather man's excited 'Cause Mother GNature is getting Frestless
The Ctelephone keeps screaming As I Gsit and count my Fscars
The Cwindow is always open Beause the Gglass is always Fbroken
And the Cthings we lost never looked so good As the Gday we knew they were Fgone
CBuild it up Then Gwatch it Fcrumble
CSave the talk You're Ggoing Fdown
CTake the fall There's Gnothing Fto it
CSell the world And Gcoin the Fsound
C'Cause I will be Garound CWhen you aCwake
CGFCGFCC
CGDmFGC
The scarecrows are Gmarching The fields are in fDmlames
There's nothing to Feat But I cGan't complaiCn
The axes have fGallen My strings have been Dmcut
My puppeteer's Flonely But he's Gplum out of Cluck
The roads are missGhapen The signs are all Dmboards
I remember this Froom 'Cause I've Gbeen here befCore
The floorboards are rottGen The sink's full of rDmust
And using my Fpinky I draw Gyou in the dusCt C
TheC Winter has lost His touch And now His Gsnow is made of Fplastic
TheC kids are all in line But they will nGever get a Fturn
The Ccity is made of cardboard And it's Gfoggy with polFlution
Let's Csit down on the moon So we can Gwatch this planet Fburn
CCover us and Gwe'll start Fsinking CNothing ever Glasts for Flong
CI'm not dead, I Gjust quit Fliving IC'm not sure if it's Gright or Fwrong
But CI will be Garound WChen you awCake
4.
Always Gold
Key: FMediumF
C
G
Am
Em
FCGAmFCGC
FCGC
FCGAmFCGC
Fwe were tight knit Cboys brothers in Gmore than Amname
you would Fkill for Cme and knew that i'd Gdo the Csame
and it Fcut me Csharp hearing you'd Ggone Amaway
but everything Fgoes awCay
yeah everything Ggoes awCay
but i'm gonna Fbe here til i'm Cnothing
put bones in the Gground
i was Amthere when you Crestless
Fleft in the Cdead of Gnight
i was Amthere when three months Clater
you were Fstanding in the door all beaten and Gtired
and i stepped aside
FCGAm
FCGC
FCGAm
everything Fgoes aCway
yeah everything Ggoes aCway
but i'm gonna Fbe here til i'm Cnothing
put bones in the Gground
so quiet down
we were Copposites at birth
i was Gsteady as a hammer
no one Amworried cause they knew just where i'd Embe
and they Fsaid you were the crooked kind
that you would Cnever have no words
but you were always Ggold to me
Cback when we were kids
we Gswore we knew the future
and how our Amwords would take us halfway round the Emworld
but i Fnever left this town
and you Cnever saw new york
and we aint ever Gcrossed the sea
but i am Amfine with where i Cam now
this Fhome is home and Call that i Gneed
but for Amyou this place is Cshame
you can Fblame me when there's no one left to Gblame
oh i don't mind
well Fall my Clife i've never known Gwhere you've Ambeen
there were Fholes in Cyou
the kind that i Gcould not Cmend
and i Fheard you Csay
right when you Gleft that Amday
does everything Fgo awCay
yeah everything Ggoes aCway
but i'm gonna Fbe here til Cforever
so just Amcall when you're Garound
5.
Welcome Home Sun
Key: CMediumC
G
D
Bm
D/F
Em
CGCGD
GSleep don't viBmsit so CI choke on Gsun
CAnd the days blueG into oDne
CAnd the backs of Gmy eyes hum wiCth things I'vGe neverD done
GSheets are swBmaying froCm an old clotGhesline
CLike a row of Gcaptured gDhosts ovCer old dead Ggrass
Was never Cmuch but weG made the moDst
G WD/FelcomeEm homCe G Em C G
GShips areBm launching Cfrom myG chest
CSome have names Gbut most do Dnot
CIf you find one G please Clet me know what Gpiece I've Dlost
GHeal the scaBmrs Cfrom off my Gback
CI don't need Gthem anyDmore
CYou can thrGow them out or Ckeep them Gin your mDason jars
IG'vD/Fe comeEm homCe G Em C G
EmCG
EmAll my nightmarCes escaped my Ghead
EmBar the door pClease don't let thGem in
YGouD/F were Emnever suppCosed to leGave
EmNow my head's splitting Cat the sGeams
CAnd I don't know iDf I can Em Bm C Bm
CHere G benDeath Cmy lungs GI Dfeel your Cthumbs GpresDs iEmnto mDy skinC again
EmCEmCEmCEm
6.
Servants And Kings
Key: ACapo 1MediumA
D
E
F#m
Dsus4
AThrough rolling hilDls and manEy miles of bloF#mod
We Aslept in the Drainfall and Emarched through the F#mmud
And Ayou were Dnot like Eanyone I'd F#mknown
You Aspoke with imDpunity, had Enothing to F#matone
In Aquiet Eevenings you F#mtold me what you Dthought about
AServants and kDings and how eEveryone is F#mbought
And how Ano one's hEands are F#mbloodier than DGod's
AAnd I Dwon't be judged for Edoing as I Aought
A
It's hard to Dsay just Ewhen I fell in F#mlove
There Awas no eDpiphany, no Elight from F#mabove
But Ayou'd beDcome my Ecandle in the F#mdark
And Aall through that Dhell you were the Eshield across my F#mheart
When Aall was Efire, and the F#mweather's out for Dblood
And the Aboys, still too Dyoung to drink, were Edrowned in the fF#mlood
I'd Ahear you lEaughing as I'd F#mcome on out for Dair
AAnd I'd Dlaugh with you, preEtending that we Acare
ADsus4DADsus4D
ANow twenty years have passed since the last time I Dsus4saw you D
AWhen I kissed you on the mouth you walked Dsus4away D
AI knew that it'd be too much, I knew that it would Dsus4scare you D
ABut I couldn't find the proper words for what I had to Dsus4say D
But I don't regret a thiAng
D
ADA
7.
Welcome Home
Key: FHardF
Bb
Ebm
C
B
FBbEbmFEbmFCEbmFEbmFC
Verse:
FSleep don't Bbvisit, so I Ebmchoke on Fsun
And theEbm daysF blur intoC one
And theEbm backs of myF eyes hum withEbm things I'veF neverC done
FSheets are Bbswaying from an Ebmold clotheFsline
Like aEbm row ofF capturedC ghosts overEbm old deadF grass
Was neverEbm much but weF made theC most
EbmWelcome BhomeF
FShips are Bblaunching Ebmfrom my Fchest
EbmSome have names but Fmost do Cnot
EbmIf you find one, Fplease let me Ebmknow what Fpiece I've Clost
FPeel the Bbscars from Ebmoff my Fback
I don'tEbm need themF anyCmore
EbmYou can throw them Fout or keep them Ebmin your Fmason Cjars
EbmI've come BhomeF
EbmBF
All my Ebmnightmares esBcaped my head F
Bar theEbm door, please don'tB let themF in
You wereEbm never supBposed toF leave
Now myEbm head's splittingB at theF seams
AndEbm I don't know ifC I can
EbmFEbmC
EbmHere, Fbeneath Cmy Ebmlungs,F I Cfeel your Ebmthumbs Fpress CintEbmo my Cskin again
BEbm
Part 2
8.
The Mute
Key: EmEasyEm
C
G
D
EmWell, as a child I mostly Cspoke inside my Ghead
EmI had conversations with the Cclouds, the dogs, Gthe dead
EmAnd they thought my broken, that my Ctongue was coated Glead
But I just Dcouldn't make my Cwords make sense to Emthem
If you only Dlisten with your Cears... I can't get Gin
EmAnd I spent my evenings pullin' Cstars out of the Gsky
EmAnd I'd arrange them on the Clawn where I would Glie
EmAnd in the wind I'd taste the Cdreams of distant Glives
And I would Ddress myself up Cin them through the Emnight
While my Dfolks would sleep in Cseparate beds... and wonder Gwhy
EmCG
DCEm
DCD
G
EmAnd through them days I was a Cghost atop my Gchair
EmMy dad considered me a Ccross he had to Gbear
EmAnd in my head I'd sing Capologies and Gstare
As my Dmom would hang the Cclothes across the Emline
And she would Dtry to keep the Cempty... from her Geyes
EmSo, then one afternoon I Cdressed myself Galone
EmI packed my pillowcase with Ceverything I Gowned
EmAnd in my head I said "Cgoodbye," then I was Ggone
And I Dset out on the Cheels of the Emunknown
So my Dfolks could have a Cnew life of their Emown
So that Dmaybe I could Cfind someone
Who could Dhear the only Cwords that I'd Gknown
EmCG
DCEm
DC
D
9.
Nightclothes
Key: AmCapo 1MediumAm
G
C
F
We creAmpt fGrom the roCom
The moAmonlighGt spilCled down the Fhall
And I tipAmtoeGd with youC
Then we climAmbed out the wiGndow C
And thAmere iGn the yaCrd
Our nigAmhtclotGhes bloCwing in the breFeze
And you loAmoked uGp at the sCky
And said the mAmoon would be oGurs C
And aFll this tiCme I hear those woGrds like bombs in the disFtance
And oFh my miCnd, I can still sGmell the rain in the aFir
But time's gone by
And I'm not the kid I was on that evening
And Fsomewhere insCide
I hope you stGill see me just the wayF I was before I walked away
FCGFFCGFF
AmGCAm
AmGCF
Mud on your dress
Blood stains on the knees of my pants
And we went in search of the moon
'cause you said that you knew where it slept in the day
So we gathered up our tools:
A sling-shot in case it ran for the sky
And a blanket from your room, the one with no holes
So we could drag it all the way back home
And you said when we got it back
We would cut it in two
And we'd wear the hide so magnificent
And then I could control time for you
And I still hear the way that you laughed
When you found I believed you
And I could still feel you pull on my arm
When I was too afraid to go
And all this time I hear those words like bombs in the distance
And my, oh my, I can still smell the dirt on our hands
'cause in my head
You're still alive, you're still alive
And I know that it's a lie
But it's one I like, it's one I like
10.
Severus And Stone
Key: DMediumD
Bm
G
Bsus2
A
Dall the trees stood like skeletons Bm G
Dsilhouettes of spilled inkBm G
Dand the snows fell in sheets and got Bmwrapped around our Bsus2feet
Bsus2we built the fire evermore with Awinter beating at the door
BmBsus2
Dbrother's eyes were getting heavierBm G
Dhis bony hands cold and whiteBm G
Dand I could hear his ragged breathing like the Bmwind along a Bsus2knife
Bsus2there beside him through the Anight, in the hum of candleGlight
Bsus2I no longer felt the Dtime
DBmBsus2A
Dbrother woke just after midnight
Bmand he didn't make a sound
Dand as he climbed from out of bed with severed rings around his Bmhead
Bsus2his feet didn't Atouch the Dground
GI could feel it then
Aa tiny miracle
Bmso I followed him
Dinto the woods
Gcrossed beneath the trees
Abut only I Bmleft my prints in tow
Dhe was afloat
Gfound a lonely tree
Aand tied Bmhimself within its limbs
Dand he said to me these words:
G"don't you fear for me,
AI am where I'm supposed to Dbe."
Dand when I woke he was gone
Gand I was wrapped in blankets on the lawn
Bmthe sky was blue and my Bsus2skin matched the hue
Gand I could hear mother crying in your room
Afrom here on out I wear this face for both of us
GABmG
DBmG
Finish on: D