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Chris Stapleton - Scarecrow In The Garden Ukulele Chords

ChordsAm, C, G, F
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

Before you play, tune your ukulele and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.

  • Ukulele Am chord diagram Fingering: 2-0-0-0Ukulele Am chord diagram
  • Ukulele C chord diagram Fingering: 0-0-0-3Ukulele C chord diagram
  • Ukulele G chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-3-2Ukulele G chord diagram
  • Ukulele F chord diagram Fingering: 2-0-1-0Ukulele F chord diagram


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


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


[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


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


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


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

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AlbumFrom a Room: Volume 2
Year2017
KeyAm

How to play Scarecrow In The Garden on Ukulele (Step-by-step)

Chris Stapleton - Scarecrow In The Garden on ukulele 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;

  1. While playing Am, lift your middle finger from G string fret 2.
  2. Place ring finger on A string fret 3.
Am to C

2. C → G chord transition

To move from C to G;

  1. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.
  2. Place index finger on C string fret 2.
  3. Place middle finger on A string fret 2.
C to G

3. G → Am chord transition

To move from G to Am;

  1. While playing G, first lift your index finger and ring finger.
  2. Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
G to Am

5. F → C chord transition

To move from F to C;

  1. While playing F, first lift your index finger and middle finger.
  2. Place ring finger on A string fret 3.

6. G → F chord transition

To move from G to F;

  1. While playing G, lift your ring finger from E string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from C string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to G string fret 2.

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 Ukulelearn.
  • Scarecrow In The Garden contains 5 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
  • These transition patterns show how Scarecrow In The Garden connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After Am, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are F (26%), G (21%), and C (16%).
    • Am → F: 26%
    • Am → G: 21%
    After C, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).
    • C → G: 35%
    • C → Am: 10%