Rain On The Scarecrow Chords by John Mellencamp
- Key: F#m
- BPM: 122
- Capo: no capo
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RAIN ON THE SCARECROW ACORDES
[Verse] [Intro] F#m F#m7 F#m F#7 F#m A F#m A ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ F#m A F#m ■ ■ ■ [Verse] A F#m A Scarecrow on a wooden cross blackbird in the barn F#m A F#m A Four hundred empty acres that used to be my farm F#m A F#m A Grew up like my daddy did my grandpa cleared this land F#m A F#m A When I was five I walked the fence while grandpa held my hand [Chorus] D Rain on the scarecrow E Blood on the plow D This land fed a nation E This land made me proud E And son I'm just sorry D There's no legacy for you now F#m A Rain on the scarecrow F#m F#m7 F#m Blood on the plow ■ A Rain on the scarecrow F#m Blood on the plow [Verse] A F#m A The crops we grew last summer weren't enough to pay the loans F#m A F#m A Couldn't buy the seed to plant this spring and the Farmers' Bank foreclosed F#m A F#m A Called my old friend Schepman up to auction off the land F#m A F#m A He said John it's just my job and I hope you understand F#m A F#m A Hey calling it your job ol' hoss sure don't make it right F#m A F#m A But if you want me to I'll say a prayer for your soul tonight [Chorus] D E And Grandma's on the front porch swing with a Bible in her hand D E Sometimes I hear her singing Take me to the Promised Land D When you take away a man's dignity he can't work his fields and cows F#m A There'll be blood on the scarecrow F#m Blood on the plow F#m7 Blood on the scarecrow F#m7 Blood on the plow [Solo] F#m F#7 F#m7 F#m D E D E ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ D E F#m ■ ■ ■ [Verse] C# F#m A Well there's ninetyseven crosses planted in the courthouse yard F#m And ninetyseven families who lost ninetyseven farms A I think about my grandpa F#m A My neighbors and my name F#m F#m7 Some nights I feel like dyin' F#m D Like that scarecrow in the rain [Chorus] D Rain on the scarecrow E Blood on the plow D This land fed a nation E Hey this land made me proud E And son I'm just sorry D There's just memories for you now F#m A Rain on the scarecrow F#m Blood on the plow A Rain on the scarecrow F#m Blood on the plow D Rain on the scarecrow E Blood on the plow D This land fed a nation E This land made me so proud E Son I'm just sorry D They're just memories for you now F#m A Rain on the scarecrow F#m Blood on the plow F#m Rain on the scarecrow [Outro] A F#m Blood on the plow hey ■ ■