Rain On The Scarecrow Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
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[Verse 1]
[Em]Scarecrow on a [G]wooden [D]cross
[Em]blackbird in the [G]barn[D]
[Em]Four hundred empty [G]acres[D]
that [Em]used to be my [G]farm[D]
I [Em]grew up like my [G]daddy [D]did
my [Em]grandpa cleared this [G]land[D]
When [Em]I was five I wa[G]lked the fen[D]ce
while [Em]grandpa held my [G]hand[D]

[Pre-chorus 1]
[C]Rain on the scarecrow
[D]blood on the plow
This [C]land fed a nation
this [D]land made me proud
And son I'm just sorry
theres no [C]legacy for you now

[Chorus 1]
[Em]Rain on the scar[G]ecrow[D]
[Em]blood on the plow[G][D]
[Em]Rain on the scar[G]ecrow[D]
[Em]blood on the plow[G][D]

[Verse 2]
The [Em]crops we grew last [G]summer[D]
weren't e[Em]nought to pay the [G]loans[D]
Couldn't [Em]buy the seed to p[G]lant this [D]spring
and the [Em]farmers bank fore[G]closed[D]
[Em]Called my old friend [G]schepman [D]up
to [Em]auction off the [G]land[D]
He said [Em]john its just my [G]job[D]
and I [Em]hope you under[G]stand[D]
Hey [Em]calling it your [G]job ol [D]hoss
[Em]sure dont make it [G]right[D]
But if you [Em]want me to Ill [G]say a [D]prayer
[Em]for your soul to[G]night[D]

[Pre-chorus 2]
And [C]grandmas on the front porch swing
with a [D]Bible in her hand
Some[C]times I hear her singing take me
[D]to the promised land
When you take away a mans dignity
he cant [C]work his fields and cows

[Chorus 2]
There'll [Em]be blood on the s[G]carecr[D]ow
[Em]blood on the plow[G][D]
[Em]Blood on the scare[G]crow[D]
[Em]blood on the plow[G][D]

[Interlude 1]
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[Solo 1]
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[Verse 3]
Well there's [Em]ninety-seven [G]crosses[D]
planted [Em]in the courthouse ya[G]rd[D]
[Em]Ninety-seven [G]families[D]
who lost [Em]ninety-seven [G]farms[D]
I [Em]think about my grand[G]pa[D]
and my [Em]neighbors and my [G]name[D]
and some [Em]nights I feel like [G]dying[D]
like that [Em]scarecrow in the [G]rain[D]

[Pre-chorus 3]
[C]Rain on the scarecrow
[D]blood on the plow
This [C]land fed a nation
this [D]land made me proud
And son I'm just sorry
they're just [C]memories for you now

[Chorus 3]
[Em]Rain on the scar[G]ecrow[D]
[Em]blood on the plow[G][D]
[Em]Rain on the scar[G]ecrow[D]
[Em]blood on the plow[G][D]

[Pre-chorus 4]
[C]Rain on the scarecrow
[D]blood on the plow
This [C]land fed a nation
this [D]land made me so proud
And son I'm just sorry
they're just [C]memories for you now

[Chorus 4]
[Em]Rain on the scar[G]ecrow[D]
[Em]blood on the plow[G][D]
[Em]Rain on the scar[G]ecrow[D]
[Em]blood on the plow[G][D]

[Outro 1]
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