Tono: G
G
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C/B
Am
Oh, the benches were stained with tears and perspiration
G
C
C/B
Am
The birdies were flying from tree to tree
G
C
C/B
Am
There was little to say, there was no conversation
G
C
C/B
Am
As I stepped to the stage to pick up my degree
G
C
C/B
Am
And the locusts sang off in the distance
G
C
C/B
Am
Yeah, the locusts sang such a sweet melody
G
C
C/B
Am
Oh, the locusts sang off in the distance
G
C
C/B
Am
G
Yeah, the locusts sang and they were singing for me
G
C
C/B
Am
I glanced into the chamber where the judges were talking
G
C
C/B
Am
Darkness was everywhere, it smelled like a tomb
G
C
C/B
Am
I was ready to leave, I was already walking
G
C
C/B
Am
But the next time I looked there was light in the room
G
C
C/B
Am
And the locusts sang, yeah, it give me a chill
G
C
C/B
Am
Oh, the locusts sang such a sweet melody
G
C
C/B
Am
Oh, the locusts sang their high whining trill
G
C
C/B
Am
Yeah, the locusts sang and they were singing for me
G
C
C/B
Am
Outside of the gates the trucks were unloading
G
C
C/B
Am
The weather was hot, a-nearly 90 degrees
G
C
C/B
Am
The man standing next to me, his head was exploding
G
C
C/B
Am
Well, I was praying the pieces wouldn’t fall on me
G
C
C/B
Am
Yeah, the locusts sang off in the distance
G
C
C/B
Am
Yeah, the locusts sang such a sweet melody
G
C
C/B
Am
Oh, the locusts sang off in the distance
G
C
C/B
Am
And the locusts sang and they were singing for me
G
C
C/B
Am
I put down my robe, picked up my diploma
G
C
C/B
Am
Took hold of my sweetheart and away we did drive
G
C
C/B
Am
Straight for the hills, the black hills of Dakota
G
C
C/B
Am
Sure was glad to get out of there alive
G
C
C/B
Am
And the locusts sang, well, it give me a chill
G
C
C/B
Am
Yeah, the locusts sang such a sweet melody
G
C
C/B
Am
And the locusts sang with a high whining trill
G
C
C/B
Am
Yeah, the locusts sang and they was singing for me
G
C
C/B
Am
Singing for me, well, singing for me