Rain On The Scarecrow

Rain On The Scarecrow easy guitar chords by John Mellencamp

1985Rock
Guitar
Tuning

E A D G B E

Capo

Fret 2

Capo

Transpose

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  • Em

  • G

  • D

  • C

  • Em

  • G

  • D

  • C

  • Intro 1






    Verse 1
    Scarecrow 
    on 
    wooden 
    cross 

    blackbird 
    in 
    the 
    barn 

    Four 
    hundred 
    empty 
    acres 

    that 
    used 
    to 
    be 
    my 
    farm 

    grew 
    up 
    like 
    my 
    daddy 
    did 

    my 
    grandpa 
    cleared 
    this 
    land 

    When 
    was 
    five 
    walked 
    the 
    fence 

    while 
    grandpa 
    held 
    my 
    hand 

    Pre-chorus 1
    Rain 
    on 
    the 
    scarecrow 

    blood 
    on 
    the 
    plow 

    This 
    land 
    fed 
    nation 

    this 
    land 
    made 
    me 
    proud 

    And 
    son 
    I'm 
    just 
    sorry 

    theres 
    no 
    legacy 
    for 
    you 
    now 

    Chorus 1
    Rain 
    on 
    the 
    scare
    crow 

    blood 
    on 
    the 
    plow 

    Rain 
    on 
    the 
    scare
    crow 

    blood 
    on 
    the 
    plow 

    Verse 2
    The 
    crops 
    we 
    grew 
    last 
    summer 

    weren't 
    e
    nought 
    to 
    pay 
    the 
    loans 

    Couldn't 
    buy 
    the 
    seed 
    to 
    plant 
    this 
    spring 

    and 
    the 
    farmers 
    bank 
    fore
    closed 

    Called 
    my 
    old 
    friend 
    schepman 
    up 

    to 
    auction 
    off 
    the 
    land 

    He 
    said 
    john 
    its 
    just 
    my 
    job 

    and 
    hope 
    you 
    under
    stand 

    Hey 
    calling 
    it 
    your 
    job 
    ol 
    hoss 

    sure 
    dont 
    make 
    it 
    right 

    But 
    if 
    you 
    want 
    me 
    to 
    Ill 
    say 
    prayer 

    for 
    your 
    soul 
    to
    night 

    Pre-chorus 2
    And 
    grandmas 
    on 
    the 
    front 
    porch 
    swing 

    with 
    Bible 
    in 
    her 
    hand 

    Some
    times 
    hear 
    her 
    singing 
    take 
    me 

    to 
    the 
    promised 
    land 

    When 
    you 
    take 
    away 
    mans 
    dignity 

    he 
    cant 
    work 
    his 
    fields 
    and 
    cows 

    Chorus 2
    There'll 
    be 
    blood 
    on 
    the 
    scare
    crow 

    blood 
    on 
    the 
    plow 

    Blood 
    on 
    the 
    scare
    crow 

    blood 
    on 
    the 
    plow 

    Interlude 1




    Solo 1


    Verse 3
    Well 
    there's 
    ninety-seven 
    crosses 

    planted 
    in 
    the 
    courthouse 
    yard 

    Ninety-seven 
    families 

    who 
    lost 
    ninety-seven 
    farms 

    think 
    about 
    my 
    grand
    pa 

    and 
    my 
    neighbors 
    and 
    my 
    name 

    and 
    some 
    nights 
    feel 
    like 
    dying 

    like 
    that 
    scarecrow 
    in 
    the 
    rain 

    Pre-chorus 3
    Rain 
    on 
    the 
    scarecrow 

    blood 
    on 
    the 
    plow 

    This 
    land 
    fed 
    nation 

    this 
    land 
    made 
    me 
    proud 

    And 
    son 
    I'm 
    just 
    sorry 

    they're 
    just 
    memories 
    for 
    you 
    now 

    Chorus 3
    Rain 
    on 
    the 
    scare
    crow 

    blood 
    on 
    the 
    plow 

    Rain 
    on 
    the 
    scare
    crow 

    blood 
    on 
    the 
    plow 

    Pre-chorus 4
    Rain 
    on 
    the 
    scarecrow 

    blood 
    on 
    the 
    plow 

    This 
    land 
    fed 
    nation 

    this 
    land 
    made 
    me 
    so 
    proud 

    And 
    son 
    I'm 
    just 
    sorry 

    they're 
    just 
    memories 
    for 
    you 
    now 

    Chorus 4
    Rain 
    on 
    the 
    scare
    crow 

    blood 
    on 
    the 
    plow 

    Rain 
    on 
    the 
    scare
    crow 

    blood 
    on 
    the 
    plow 

    Outro 1




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