Rain On The Scarecrow chords by
John Mellencamp

1985Rock270 views

Key: F# minor

Intro 1
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Em Em 
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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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Rain on the scarecrow
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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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D

Rain on the scarecrow

Em

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blood on the plow

Em

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Rain on the scarecrow

Em

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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 enought 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 foreclosed
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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 understand
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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 tonight

Pre-chorus 2
C C 
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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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Sometimes 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 scarecrow

Em

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blood on the plow

Em

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Blood on the scarecrow

Em

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blood on the plow

Interlude 1

Em

Em

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Em

Em

Em

Em

Em

Em

Em

Em

Em

Em

Em

Em

Em

Solo 1

C

D

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D

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D

Em

Em

Em

Em

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 grandpa
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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

Pre-chorus 3
C C 
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Rain on the scarecrow
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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
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they're just memories for you now

Chorus 3

Em

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Rain on the scarecrow

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blood on the plow

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Rain on the scarecrow

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blood on the plow

Pre-chorus 4
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Rain on the scarecrow
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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 so proud
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they're just memories for you now

Chorus 4

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Rain on the scarecrow

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blood on the plow

Em

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Rain on the scarecrow

Em

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D

blood on the plow

Outro 1
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