Chris Stapleton - Scarecrow In The Garden: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Scarecrow In The Garden" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Scarecrow In The Garden Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Chris Stapleton

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Scarecrow In The Garden" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

         C#m                 E
Well he came from Northern Ireland
          C#m                  E
Searching for the free man's ground
      C#m               E
And he came to bet his fortune
      B              C#m
On a West Virginia plow

He built a house of timber
And raised a redhead son
Then they worked the land together
And prayed the rain would come

Chorus:
            A               E
There's a scarecrow in the garden
      B          C#m
That looks like Lucifer
               A             C#m
And I've been reading Revelations
         B                C#m
With my bare feet in the river

Well the redhead son got older
And took a brown eyed wife
And the fields were green as dollars
Cause the dirt was black as night

I came in late September
The youngest one of three
And my sisters off and married
So the land was left to me

Chorus

    B
I know every single fencepost
       A              C#m
Every rock that goes around
            B
I've been staring at the red oak
         A                   C#m
Where I know they'll lay me down

The fields ain't what they once were
The rains just seem to flood
And I've been thinking about that river
Wondering how it turned to blood

I've been sitting here all morning
I was sitting here all night
There's a bible in my left hand
And a pistol in my right


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

C#m

Guitar chord C#m

E

Guitar chord E

B

Guitar chord B

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Scarecrow In The Garden" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Scarecrow In The Garden" by Chris Stapleton.