John Mellencamp – Rain On The Scarecrow (Guitar)
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[Intro Lead] F#m e|---5----------------4--------------| B|-2----------------2----------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|------------2---4------------2---4-| x2 A|-------4-4--------------4-4--------| E|---2----------------2--------------| F#m e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|------------2---4------------2---4-| x4 A|-------4-4--------------4-4--------| E|---2----------------2--------------|
[Verse 1]
F#m A E F#m A E Scarecrow on a wooden cross, blackbird in the barn F#m A E F#m A E Four hundred empty acres that used to be my farm F#m A E F#m A E I grew up like my daddy did, my grandpa cleared this land F#m A E F#m A E When I was five I walked the fence while grandpa held my hand
[Chorus]
D E Rain on the scarecrow, blood on the plow D E This land fed a nation, this land made me proud E D And Son I'm just sorry there's no legacy for you now F#m A E F#m A E Rain on the scarecrow, blood on the plow F#m A E F#m A E Rain on the scarecrow, blood on the plow
[Verse 2]
F#m A E F#m A E The crops we grew last summer weren't enough to pay the loans F#m A E F#m A E Couldn't buy the seed to plant this spring and the Farmers Bank foreclosed F#m A E F#m A E Called my old friend Schepman up to auction off the land F#m A E F#m A E He said John, it's just my job and I hope you understand F#m A E F#m A E Hey calling it your job ol' hoss sure don't make it right F#m A E F#m A E But if you want me to I'll say a prayer for your soul tonight
[Chorus 2]
D E And grandma's on the front porch swing with a Bible in her hand D E Sometimes I hear her singing "Take me to the Promised Land" E D When you take away a man's dignity he can't work his fields and cows, but F#m A E F#m A E Blood on the scarecrow, blood on the plow F#m A E F#m A E Blood on the scarecrow, blood on the plow [Lead] F#m e|---5----------------4--------------| B|-2----------------2----------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|------------2---4------------2---4-| x2 A|-------4-4--------------4-4--------| E|---2----------------2--------------|
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[Verse 3]
F#m A E F#m A E Well there's ninety-seven crosses planted in the courthouse yard F#m A E F#m A E Ninety-seven families who lost ninety-seven farms F#m A E F#m A E I think about my grandpa and my neighbors and my name F#m A E F#m A E And some nights I feel like dyin' like that scarecrow in the rain
[Chorus 3]
D E Rain on the scarecrow, blood on the plow D E This land fed a nation yeah this land made me proud E D And Son I'm just sorry they're just memories for you now F#m A E F#m A E Rain on the scarecrow, blood on the plow F#m A E F#m A E Rain on the scarecrow, blood on the plow
[Chorus 3]
D E Rain on the scarecrow, blood on the plow D E This land fed a nation yeah this land made me proud E D And Son I'm just sorry they're just memories for you now F#m A E F#m A E Rain on the scarecrow, blood on the plow F#m A E F#m A E Rain on the scarecrow, blood on the plow [Outro Lead] F#m e|---5----------------4--------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|------------2---4------------2---4-| x4 A|-------4-4--------------4-4--------| E|---2----------------2--------------|