Fm         Eb     Bb
I was in my new house placing daydreams
                Fm      Eb      Bb
Patching up the crack along the wall
                   Fm       Eb       Bb
I pass it and lose track of what I'm saying
                          Fm      Eb Bb
'Cause that's where I was when I got the call

Fm         Eb             Bb
  When the first stone's thrown, there's screaming
Fm       Eb                 Bb
  In the streets, there's a raging riot
Fm           Eb       Bb
  When it's: Burn the bitch!, they're shrieking
Fm         Eb          Bb
  When the truth comes out, it's quiet

Gm  Bb                F
    So they killed Cassandra first

'Cause she feared the worst
Gm             Bb       F
  And tried to tell the town
Gm  Bb                F
    So they filled my cell with snakes

I regret to say
Gm          Bb       F
   Do you believe me now?

            Fm    Eb      Bb
I was in my tower weaving nightmares
                Fm     Eb   Bb
Twisting all my smiles into snarls
                      Fm       Eb        Bb
They say what doesn't kill you makes you aware
                   Fm      Eb      Bb
What happens if it becomes who you are?

Gm  Bb                F
    So they killed Cassandra first

'Cause she feared the worst
Gm             Bb       F
  And tried to tell the town
Gm  Bb                F
    So they set my life in flames

I regret to say
Gm          Bb       F
   Do you believe me now?

Eb                 Gm                  F
   They knew, they knew, they knew the whole time

That I was onto something
Eb                 Gm                        F
   The family, the pure greed, the Christian chorus line

They all said nothing
Eb                   Gm
  Blood's thick, but nothing like a payroll
F
Bet they never spared a prayer for my soul
Eb                Gm                F
  You can mark my words that I said it first
                            Fm     Eb  Bb
In a morning warning, no one  heard

                 Fm    Eb    Bb
I patched up the crack along the wall
                   Fm       Eb       Bb
I pass it and lose track of what I'm saying
                          Fm     Eb   Bb
'Cause that's where I was when I lost it all

Gm  Bb                F
    So they killed Cassandra first

'Cause she feared the worst
Gm              Bb       F
   And tried to tell the town
Gm  Bb                F
    So they filled my cell with snakes

I regret to say
Gm          Bb       F
   Do you believe me now?

Eb  Gm        F
Ah, ah-ah-ah, ah

I was onto something
Eb Gm     F
Ah-ah-ah, ah

They all said nothing
Eb                 Gm             F
Blood's thick, but nothing like a payroll

Bet they never spared a prayer for my soul
Eb              Gm                F
You can mark my words that I said it first
                      Eb          Gm
In a morning warning, no one heard
   F                Eb         Gm    F
No one heard, not a single word  was heard

Eb                        Gm                   F
   When the first stone's thrown, there's screaming

In the streets, there's a raging riot
Eb                     Gm                   F
   When it's: Burn the bitch!, they're shrieking
                               Eb    Gm
When the truth comes out, it's quiet
     F
It's so quiet