{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":75965,"song":"Rain On The Scarecrow","artist":"John Mellencamp","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11546660-rain-on-the-scarecrow-chords-by-john-mellencamp/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/75965?type=chord","rating":4.95849,"votes":195,"content":"[tab][Intro Lead]\r\n   [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\ne|---5----------------4--------------|\r\nB|-2----------------2----------------|\r\nG|-----------------------------------|\r\nD|------------2---4------------2---4-| x2\r\nA|-------4-4--------------4-4--------|\r\nE|---2----------------2--------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]   [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\ne|-----------------------------------|\r\nB|-----------------------------------|\r\nG|-----------------------------------|\r\nD|------------2---4------------2---4-| x4\r\nA|-------4-4--------------4-4--------|\r\nE|---2----------------2--------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]F#m[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]E[/ch]     [ch]F#m[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]\r\n  Scarecrow on a wooden cross, blackbird in the barn[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#m[/ch]                  [ch]A[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]      [ch]F#m[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]\r\nFour hundred empty acres that used to be my farm[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]F#m[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]     [ch]E[/ch]       [ch]F#m[/ch]                  [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI grew up like my daddy did, my grandpa cleared this land[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]F#m[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]E[/ch]           [ch]F#m[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWhen I was five I walked the fence while grandpa held my hand[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]E[/ch]\r\n  Rain on the scarecrow, blood on the plow[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThis land fed a nation, this land made me proud[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]E[/ch]                              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd Son I'm just sorry there's no legacy for you now[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#m[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]   [ch]F#m[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]\r\n  Rain on the scarecrow, blood on the plow[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#m[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]   [ch]F#m[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]\r\n  Rain on the scarecrow, blood on the plow[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F#m[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]E[/ch]          [ch]F#m[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThe crops we grew last summer weren't enough to pay the loans[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]F#m[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]E[/ch]             [ch]F#m[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]\r\nCouldn't buy the seed to plant this spring and the Farmers Bank foreclosed[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#m[/ch]                   [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]E[/ch]     [ch]F#m[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]\r\nCalled my old friend Schepman up to auction off the land[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]F#m[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]       [ch]F#m[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]\r\nHe said John, it's just my job  and I hope you understand[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F#m[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]E[/ch]   [ch]F#m[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]\r\nHey calling it your job ol' hoss sure don't make it right[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]F#m[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]E[/ch]   [ch]F#m[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]\r\nBut if you want me to I'll say a prayer for your soul tonight[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus 2]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]                                         [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd grandma's on the front porch swing with a Bible in her hand[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]                                [ch]E[/ch]\r\nSometimes I hear her singing \"Take me to the Promised Land\"[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]E[/ch]                                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhen you take away a man's dignity he can't work his fields and cows, but[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#m[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]   [ch]F#m[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]\r\n  Blood on the scarecrow, blood on the plow[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#m[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]   [ch]F#m[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]\r\n  Blood on the scarecrow, blood on the plow[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][Lead]\r\n  [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\ne|---5----------------4--------------|\r\nB|-2----------------2----------------|\r\nG|-----------------------------------|\r\nD|------------2---4------------2---4-| x2\r\nA|-------4-4--------------4-4--------|\r\nE|---2----------------2--------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]D[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]\r\n[ch]D[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab]e|---5----------------4--------------|\r\nB|-2----------------2----------------|\r\nG|-----------------------------------|\r\nD|-----------------------------------| x2\r\nA|-----------------------------------|\r\nE|-----------------------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab]             [ch]F#m[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]         [ch]F#m[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWell there's ninety-seven crosses    planted in the courthouse yard[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#m[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]          [ch]F#m[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]\r\nNinety-seven families   who lost ninety-seven farms[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]F#m[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]E[/ch]        [ch]F#m[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI think about my grandpa and my neighbors and my name[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]F#m[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]            [ch]F#m[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd some nights I feel like dyin' like that scarecrow in the rain[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus 3]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]E[/ch]\r\n  Rain on the scarecrow,  blood on the plow[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]                           [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThis land fed a nation yeah this land made me proud[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]E[/ch]                                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd Son I'm just sorry they're just memories for you now[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#m[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]   [ch]F#m[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]\r\n  Rain on the scarecrow, blood on the plow[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#m[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]   [ch]F#m[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]\r\n  Rain on the scarecrow, blood on the plow[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus 3]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]E[/ch]\r\n  Rain on the scarecrow,  blood on the plow[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]                           [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThis land fed a nation yeah this land made me proud[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]E[/ch]                                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd Son I'm just sorry they're just memories for you now[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#m[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]   [ch]F#m[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]\r\n  Rain on the scarecrow, blood on the plow[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#m[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]   [ch]F#m[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]\r\n  Rain on the scarecrow, blood on the plow[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][Outro Lead]\r\n  [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\ne|---5----------------4--------------|\r\nB|-----------------------------------|\r\nG|-----------------------------------|\r\nD|------------2---4------------2---4-| x4\r\nA|-------4-4--------------4-4--------|\r\nE|---2----------------2--------------|[/tab]","plain_text":"[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nD  E  D  E\nD  E  D  E\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus 3]","chords":["F#m","B","G","D","A","E"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]}}}