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Tabbed by willneu97

This is my first tab completely by ear with no help, feel free to edit it if needed.

Chords:
G:     320033
D:     xx0232
Asus4: x02230

D Riff:
e|-------------3
B|-------------2
G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-0
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3
E|-2-3-3-3-2-0-3

D                  G                                        D Riff x2
there will be blue skies above the green and verdant plains.
            D                G                                                D Riff x2
churns will swell with fresh butter there will be an abundance of sweet grain.
       D                                       G
and we will rise from our sleep. We won't have time to choose what things we'll keep.
                D           G
and rivers will all turn to blood.
           D             G
frogs will fall from the sky.
        D                G
and the plague will rage through the countryside.

           D Riff
la la la la
G          D Riff
la la la la
G     D         Asus4     G
la la la, La la la, La la la

D             G                                                D Riff x2
there will be cotton clouds above the fields as white as cream.
           D                      G                                                    D Riff x2
there will be loud singing in the churches as we all come out to take one for the team.
            D                                      G
and all our great schemes and plans will slip like fishes from our hands!

                D           G     
and rivers will all turn to blood!
           D             G  
frogs will fall from the sky.
        D           G
and the plague will cover the country with it's anger.

           D Riff
la la la la
G          D Riff
la la la la
G     D         Asus4     G
la la la, La la la, La la la

Hey.

D Riff until you cannot D riff any longer

Tabbed by shiftingpoweragain

I am likewise very new at hearing out chords, but I believe that this song has a couple more chords more complicated.
Intro: D G D G D A D

           D       Em     G        A                        D Em G A
there will be blue skies above the green and verdant plains.
            D                Em                G       A                      D Em G A
churns will swell with fresh butter there will be an abundance of sweet grain.
       D                                       G
and we will rise from our sleep. We won't have time to choose what things we'll keep.
                D           G
and rivers will all turn to blood.
           D             G
frogs will fall from the sky.
        D           Em     G                A
and the plague will rage through the countryside.

           D
la la la la
G             D 
   la la la la
G       D         A      D     G
   la la la, La la la, La la la

D Em G A
           D         Em     G         A                  D     Em G A  
there will be cotton clouds above the fields as white as cream.
           D       Em             G              A               D                Em    G  A 
there will be loud singing in the churches as we all come out to take one for the team.
            D                                      G
and all our great schemes and plans will slip like fishes from our hands!

                D           G     
and rivers will all turn to blood!
           D             G  
frogs will fall from the sky.
        D           Em        G                 A
and the plague will cover the country with it's anger.

           D 
la la la la
G          D
la la la la
G     D         A      D     
la la la, La la la, La la la
G
Hey.