Straight & Arrow Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[Am]Road’s getting narrow,
with snakes in the shadow
And the shade where you sleep
is [G]formed by the [Em]gallows
[Am]Where a man with an arrow
was hung by the shallow
little [F]boys little boys little boys who became
what they [Am]feared

[Interlude 1]
[Am][G][F][Am]
[G][F]

[Verse 2]
[Am]Who would have thought
that the ones [Em]who spoke of trust
would [F]come to betray us?
[Am]Who would have sought
love from those who [Em]prayed for peace while
[F]sewing [Am]hatred’s seed?[G]
[F]
[Am]Who would have fought
for a land where [Em]blood flows
till it [F]clots each river?
[Am]Who would have sons
knowing all the [Em]orphans they
would [F]soon deliver?

[Verse 3]
[F]Kneel beside me,
in this [G]field of memory
[F]Don’t become those you fear;
[G]don’t kill what you’ve been

[Verse 4]
Cause [Am]the straight and narrow
has snakes in the shadow
And [F]the shade where [Aaug]you sleep
is [F]formed by the [G]gallows
Where [Am]a man with an arrow
was hung by the shallow
little [F]boys little boys little [G]boys who became
what [Am]they feared

[Interlude 2]
[Am][G][F][Am]
[G][F]

[Verse 5]
[Am]You should have known: the snakes
were fig[Em]ments of ima[F]gination
[Am]You should have shown: the roads and
[Em]gallows were [F]your own creation

[Verse 6]
[F]Sleep beside me,
there’s no [G]time to worry
The [F]sound that you hear - it
[G]comes from your ear

[Verse 7]
Cause the [Am]road gets narrow,
with snakes in the shadow
And the [F]shade where you sleep
is formed by the [G]gallows
Where a [Am]man with an arrow
was hung by the shallow
little [F]boys little boys little [G]boys
- there’s a choice!

[Verse 8]
The [Am]straight and narrow has
snakes in the shadow
And the [F]shade where you sleep
is formed by the [G]gallows
Where a [Am]man with an arrow
was hung by the shallow
little [F]boys and their toys; little [G]boys who became [Am]what they

[Interlude 3]
feared
[F][G][Am][F][G][Am]
[F][G][Am][Dm][E]

[Verse 9]
[F]Weep beside me in [G]this sea
of memory
[F]Don’t you see what I see… you’re the
[G]men that you fear

[Verse 10]
[G]
When [Am]the road gets narrow,
with snakes in the shadow
And [F]the shade where you sleep is
formed by the gal[G]lows
Where a [Am]man with an arrow was
hung by the shallow
...What’s the [F]point![Dm][E][Fdim]
[G]When the

[Verse 11]
[Bm]road gets narrow,
with snakes in the shadow
[G]And [Gaug]the shade where you sleep
is formed by the [A]gallows
Where a [Bm]man with an arrow
was hung by the shallow
little [G]boys little boys there’s a
[Am]choice there’s a [A]choice

[Verse 12]
When the [Bm]road gets narrow,
with snakes in the shadow
And [G]the shade [Gaug]where you sleep
is formed by the [A]gallows
Where a [Bm]man with an arrow
was hung by the shallow
little [G]boys little boys little boys
[A]don’t become what [Bm]you fear

[Outro 1]
[Bm]