SONG: RAIN ON THE SCARECROW ARTIST: JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP ALBUM: SCARECROW RAIN ON THE SCARECROW JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP 1 & 2 3 4 CHORDS: Em G D - 8x'S STRUM: D U D D D Just get that rhythm driving and keep it going VERSE:

^Em Scarecrow on a^G wooden ^Dcross^Em Blackbird in th^Ge b^Darn ^Em Four hundred e^Gmpty a^Dcres t^Emhat used to be^G my f^Darm ^Em I grew up like my^G daddy^D did My ^Emgrandpa cleared t^Ghis l^Dand ^Em When I was five I^G walked the^D fence while^Em grandpa held ^Gmy ha^Dnd

CHORUS:

R^Cain on the scarecrow B^Dlood on the plow T^Chis land fed a nation ^Dthis land made me proud And Son I'm just sorry there's no l^Degacy for you now

^Em Rain on the ^Gscar^Decro^Emw Blood on th^Ge p^Dlow ^Em Rain on the ^Gscar^Decro^Emw Blood on th^Ge p^Dlow

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

John Cougar Mellencamp - Rain on the scarecrow