Rain On The Scarecrow

SONG: RAIN ON THE SCARECROW

ARTIST: JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP

ALBUM: SCARECROW

RAIN ON THE SCARECROW

JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP

1 & 2 3 4

CHORDS: Em G D - 8x'S

STRUM: D U D D D

Just get that rhythm driving and keep it going

VERSE:

Em G D Em G D

Scarecrow on a wooden cross Blackbird in the barn

Em G D Em G D

Four hundred empty acres that used to be my farm

Em G D Em G D

I grew up like my daddy did My grandpa cleared this land

Em G D Em G D

When I was five I walked the fence while grandpa held my hand

CHORUS:

C D

Rain on the scarecrow Blood on the plow

C D

This land fed a nation this land made me proud

D

And Son I'm just sorry there's no legacy for you now

Em G D Em G D

Rain on the scarecrow Blood on the plow

Em G D Em G D

Rain on the scarecrow Blood on the plow

VERSE:

The crops we grew last summer weren't enough to pay the loans

Couldn't buy the seed to plant this spring and the Farmers Bank foreclosed

Called my old friend Schepman up to auction off the land

He said John it's just my job and I hope you understand

Hey calling it your job ol' hoss sure don't make it right

But if you want me to I'll say a prayer for your soul tonight

BREAK: (SAME AS CHORUS)

And grandma's on the front porch swing with a Bible in her hand

Sometimes I hear her singing "Take me to the Promised Land"

When you take away a man's dignity he can't work his fields and cows

There'll be blood on the scarecrow Blood on the plow

Blood on the scarecrow Blood on the plow

INSTRUMENTAL: PLAYED LIKE INTRO..... (VERSE AND CHORUS)

VERSE:

Well there's ninety-seven crosses planted in the courthouse yard

Ninety-seven families who lost ninety-seven farms

I think about my grandpa and my neighbors and my name

And some nights I feel like dyin' Like that scarecrow in the rain

CHORUS:

Rain on the scarecrow Blood on the plow

This land fed a nation This land made me proud

And Son I'm just sorry they're just memories for you now

Rain on the scarecrow Blood on the plow

Rain on the scarecrow Blood on the plow

CHORUS:

Rain on the scarecrow Blood on the plow

This land fed a nation This land made me proud

And Son I'm just sorry they're just memories for you now

Rain on the scarecrow Blood on the plow

Rain on the scarecrow Blood on the plow