Citizen Soldier - Scarecrow

                Bm A Em G 

[Verse 1]
Bm                                A 
I chained my ghost up in a basement
Em                        G 
Six feet back behind my eyes
Bm                                A 
Some nights I think this house is gonna cave in
Em                        G 
Rejection has me terrified

[Pre-Chorus]
Bm                                A 
Now I hang from a wooden frame
Em                       
It keeps the crows away
            G 
This is where I'm safe
Bm                                A 
Made of straw and a funny face
        Em                               G 
Turns out being fake can be a saving grace

[Chorus]
Bm                              D
You can't kill me if I'm already dead
A                                         Em 
Buried alive by the things that they've said
       G
I killed myself but no one knows
                   A
You're not talking to me;
           F#
You're talking to a scarecrow!
Bm                                     D
Who I Am only put me through hell
A                                         Em 
I'm bulletproof when I'm somebody else
       G
I killed myself but no one knows
                   A
You're not talking to me;
           F#
You're talking to a scarecrow!

[Verse 2]
Bm                                A 
I hid my heart up in the attic
Em                        G 
Stuck pieces deep inside these walls
Bm                                A 
For every time I was ignored or called dramatic
Em                        G 
I'm only safe feeling nothing at all

[Pre-Chorus]
Bm                                A 
Now I hang from a wooden frame
Em                        G 
It keeps the crows away
Bm                          
I'm better off insane
                                     A 
I cut the skin to make a brand new face
                   Em             
'Cause back when I was me
                        G 
I lived to be replaced

[Chorus]
Bm                              D
You can't kill me if I'm already dead
A                                         Em 
Buried alive by the things that they've said
       G
I killed myself but no one knows
                   A
You're not talking to me;
           F#
You're talking to a scarecrow!
Bm                                     D
Who I Am only put me through hell
A                                         Em 
I'm bulletproof when I'm somebody else
       G
I killed myself but no one knows
                   A
You're not talking to me;
           F#
You're talking to a scarecrow!

[Bridge]
Bm
Secret suicide
But no one can tell
             A
'Cause I'm just terrified of being myself
         Em
The real me's inside
But no one can tell
              G
'Cause disappearing hurts less
Than asking for help

[Instrumental Break]

Bm D A Em
G A F#

[Chorus]
Bm                              D
You can't kill me if I'm already dead
A                                         Em 
Buried alive by the things that they've said
       G
I killed myself but no one knows
                   A
You're not talking to me;
           F#
You're talking to a scarecrow!
Bm                                      
Who I Am only put me through hell (put me through hell)
A                                          
I'm bulletproof when I'm somebody else (somebody else)
      Em
I killed myself but no one knows
                   G
You're not talking to me;
           A#
You're talking to a scarecrow!

[Outro]
Bm                                           A
You can't kill me if I'm already dead
Em                                        G F# 
You can't kill me if I'm already... dead