Rain On The Scarecrow chords by 
John Mellencamp 
Key: F# minor•
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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Scarecrow on a wooden cross
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blackbird in the barn
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Four hundred empty acres
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that used to be my farm
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I grew up like my daddy did
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my grandpa cleared this land
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When I was five I walked the fence
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while grandpa held my hand
Pre-chorus 1
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blood on the plow
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This land fed a nation
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this land made me proud
And son I'm just sorry
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theres no legacy for you now
Chorus 1
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Rain on the scare crow
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blood on the plow
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blood on the plow
Verse 2
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The crops we grew last summer
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weren't e nought to pay the loans
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Couldn't buy the seed to plant this spring
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and the farmers bank fore closed
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Called my old friend schepman up
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to auction off the land
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He said john its just my job
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and I hope you under stand
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Hey calling it your job ol hoss
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sure dont make it right
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But if you want me to Ill say a prayer
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for your soul to night
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And grandmas on the front porch swing
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with a Bible in her hand
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Some times I hear her singing take me
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to the promised land
When you take away a mans dignity
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he cant work his fields and cows
Chorus 2
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There'll be blood on the scare crow
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blood on the plow
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Blood on the scare crow
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blood on the plow
Interlude 1
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Solo 1
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Verse 3
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Well there's ninety-seven crosses
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planted in the courthouse yard
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Ninety-seven families
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who lost ninety-seven farms
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I think about my grand pa
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and my neighbors and my name
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and some nights I feel like dying
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like that scarecrow in the rain
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blood on the plow
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This land fed a nation
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this land made me proud
And son I'm just sorry
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they're just memories for you now
Chorus 3
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blood on the plow
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Pre-chorus 4
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This land fed a nation
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this land made me so proud
And son I'm just sorry
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they're just memories for you now
Chorus 4
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Rain on the scare crow
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blood on the plow
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Outro 1
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TunerE A D G B E
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Capo: 2
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