Chris Stapleton - Scarecrow In The Garden Chords
Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.
Guitar Am chord diagram
Guitar C chord diagram
Guitar G chord diagram
Guitar F chord diagram
[Opening]
Well he [Am]came from Northern [C]Ireland, searching [Am]for the free man’s [C]ground
[Am]And he came to bet [C]his fortune, on a [G]West Virginia [Am]plow
He [Am]built a house of [C]timber, and [Am]raised a redhead [C]son
Then they [Am]worked the land [C]together, and [G]prayed the rain would [Am]come
[chorus]
There’s a [F]scarecrow in the [C]garden, that [G]looks like [Am]Lucifer
And I’ve been [F]reading [Am]Revelations, with my [G]bare feet in the [Am]river
[verse 2]
[C] [Am]
Well the [Am]redhead’s son got [C]older, and [Am]took a brown eyed [C]wife
And the [Am]fields were green as [C]dollars, ’cause the [G]dirt was black as [Am]night
I [Am]came in late [C]September, the [Am]youngest one of [C]three
And my [Am]sisters off and [C]married, so the [G]land was left to [Am]me
[chorus]
There’s a [F]scarecrow in the [C]garden, that [G]looks like [Am]Lucifer
And I’ve been [F]reading [Am]Revelations, with my [G]bare feet in the [Am]river
[verse 3]
I [G]know every single fencepost, every [F]rock that goes [Am]around
I’ve been [G]staring at the red oak, where I [F]know they’ll lay me [Am]down
The [Am]fields ain’t what they once [C]were, the [Am]rains just seem to [C]flood
And I’ve been [Am]thinking about that [C]river, wondering [G]how it turned to [Am]blood
[Closing]
I’ve been [Am]sitting here all [C]morning, I was [Am]sitting here all [C]night
There’s a [Am]bible in my left [C]hand, and a [G]pistol in my [Am]right
How to play Scarecrow In The Garden on Guitar (Step-by-step)
Chris Stapleton - Scarecrow In The Garden on guitar requires 4 chords and 6 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.
Scarecrow In The Garden uses these transitions most often: Am → C (19), C → Am (13), and G → Am (10). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with Am - C chord transition.
1. Am → C chord transition
To move from Am to C;
- Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
- Keep middle finger on D string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 3.
2. C → G chord transition
To move from C to G;
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.
3. G → Am chord transition
To move from G to Am;
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 2.
4. Am → F chord transition
To move from Am to F;
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 3.
- Place pinky on D string fret 3.
5. F → C chord transition
To move from F to C;
- While playing F, lift your pinky from D string fret 3.
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
- Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
6. G → F chord transition
To move from G to F;
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to G string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.
- Place pinky on D string fret 3.
Scarecrow In The Garden chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Scarecrow In The Garden.
- Scarecrow In The Garden includes 66 chord transitions, 6 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
- Scarecrow In The Garden contains 5 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
- These transition patterns show how Scarecrow In The Garden connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After Am, the most likely next chords across Chordier are F (26%), G (21%), and C (16%).
- Am → F: 26%
- Am → G: 21%
After C, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).- C → G: 35%
- C → Am: 10%