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[F#m]Scarecrow on a [A]wooden c[E]ross, 
[F#m]blackbird in the [A]bar[E]n
[F#m]Four hundred empty ac[A]re[E]s that 
[F#m]used to be my [A]far[E]m
I [F#m]grew up like my [A]daddy [E]did, 
my [F#m]grandpa cleared this [A]lan[E]d
When [F#m]I was five I [A]walked the [E]fence 
while [F#m]grandpa held my h[A]and[E]

[D]Rain on the scarecrow[E], 
blood on the plow
This [D]land fed a nation, this 
[E]land made me proud
And [E]Son I'm just sorry there's 
no l[D]egacy for you now
[F#m]Rain on the s[A]care[E]crow[F#m],
 blood on the [A]plo[E]w
[F#m]Rain on the s[A]care[E]crow[F#m], 
blood on the [A]plo[E]w

The [F#m]crops we grew last s[A]ummer[E] 
weren't en[F#m]ough to pay the l[A]oan[E]s
Couldn't b[F#m]uy the seed to p[A]lant this 
s[E]pring and the [F#m]Farmers Bank forecl[A]ose[E]d
[F#m]Called my old friend S[A]chepman [E]up 
to [F#m]auction off the l[A]and[E]
He said [F#m]John, it's just my j[A]ob[E]and 
I [F#m]hope you understa[A]nd[E]
Hey [F#m]calling it your j[A]ob ol' h[E]oss 
[F#m]sure don't make it r[A]igh[E]t
But if you [F#m]want me to I'll s[A]ay a pra[E]yer 
[F#m]for your soul toni[A]ght[E]

And g[D]randma's on the front porch s
wing with a B[E]ible in her hand
Somet[D]imes I hear her singing "Take me 
[E]to the Promised Land"
When you t[E]ake away a man's dignity 
he can't w[D]ork his fields and cows, but
[F#m]Blood on the [A]scar[E]ecro[F#m]w, 
blood on the [A]plo[E]w
[F#m]Blood on the [A]scar[E]ecro[F#m]w, 
blood on the [A]plo[E]w

[D][E][D][E]
[D][E][D][E]

Well there's [F#m]ninety-seven crosses[A][E]planted 
[F#m]in the courthouse ya[A]rd[E]
[F#m]Ninety-seven familie[A]s [E]who lost 
[F#m]ninety-seven farms[A][E]
I [F#m]think about my g[A]randp[E]a and my 
[F#m]neighbors and my n[A]ame[E]
And some [F#m]nights I feel like d[A]yi[E]n' 
like that [F#m]scarecrow in the [A]rain[E]

[D]Rain on the scarecrow,
[E]blood on the plow
This [D]land fed a nation yeah this 
[E]land made me proud
And [E]Son I'm just sorry they're 
just m[D]emories for you now
[F#m]Rain on the s[A]care[E]crow[F#m], 
blood on the p[A]low[E]
[F#m]Rain on the s[A]care[E]crow[F#m], 
blood on the p[A]low[E]

[D]Rain on the scarecrow,
[E]blood on the plow
This [D]land fed a nation yeah this 
[E]land made me proud
And [E]Son I'm just sorry they're 
just m[D]emories for you now
[F#m]Rain on the s[A]care[E]crow[F#m], 
blood on the p[A]low[E]
[F#m]Rain on the s[A]care[E]crow[F#m], 
blood on the p[A]low[E]