The Garden

*********************************** | / Slide up | \ Slide down | h Hammer-on ************************************ Em G Tear it down, tear it down around my head Em G I need you to bury this beneath my bed Em C G The crows in the garden are laughing at my expense Em C G Drowning out all the lies that I might have told instead Em G My stone, my shield, my steady hand Em G Hold your light to the darkness in my head Em C G Put your ear to my heart or set your teeth against my throat Em C G Give me something pretty to wear beneath my blood-stained clothes Em C Em My darling, the devil knows my name (Oh...) Em G Lay me down, pour the dirt into our bed Em G Tell the crows they can have their pound of flesh Em C G The ghosts at the window echo all our quiet prayers Em C G When they come for us, they'll come with hammers and nails Em C Am My darling, the devil knows my name Em My name Am Em My name Em C Get on your knees and dig up the garden Em Won't you throw down that spade and C Dig up the garden, darling? Em C Get your hands dirty and rip up the garden Em Am Em Won't you cut down that apple tree for me?