From: DON CZARSKI
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Subject: RAIN ON THE SCARECROW - JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP
Date: Sunday, September 26, 1999 2:30 PM
SONG: RAIN ON THE SCARECROW
ARTIST: JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP
ALBUM: SCARECROW
TAB BY: DON CZARSKI
E-MAIL: guitarzan7@hotmail.com
RAIN ON THE SCARECROW
JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP
INTRO:
GUITAR 1 GUITAR 2 (VARIATION AT TIMES)
E ----5---4---- E ------------------------
B ------------- B ------------------------
G --6---6------ G ------------------------
D ------------- D ------------------------
A ------------- A -----------7-7-9--------
E ------------- E --9---9-9---------------
CHORDS: Fm A E - 8x`S
VERSE:
Fm A E Fm A E
Scarecrow on a wooden cross Blackbird in the barn
Fm A E Fm A E
Four hundred empty acres that used to be my farm
Fm A E Fm A E
I grew up like my daddy did My grandpa cleared this land
Fm A E Fm 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
D
And Son I`m just sorry there`s no legacy for you now
Fm A E Fm A E
Rain on the scarecrow Blood on the plow
Fm A E Fm A E
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
OUTRO: Fm A E -- 8X`s END ON Fm
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