[Intro Lead]
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[Verse 1]
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  Scarecrow on a wooden cross, blackbird in the barn
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Four hundred empty acres that used to be my farm
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I grew up like my daddy did, my grandpa cleared this land
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When I was five I walked the fence while grandpa held my hand
 
[Chorus]
D                      E
  Rain on the scarecrow, blood on the plow
     D                       E
This land fed a nation, this land made me proud
    E                              D
And Son I'm just sorry there's no legacy for you now
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  Rain on the scarecrow, blood on the plow
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  Rain on the scarecrow, blood on the plow
 
[Verse 2]
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The crops we grew last summer weren't enough to pay the loans
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Couldn't buy the seed to plant this spring and the Farmers Bank foreclosed
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Called my old friend Schepman up to auction off the land
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He said John, it's just my job  and I hope you understand
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Hey calling it your job ol' hoss sure don't make it right
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But if you want me to I'll say a prayer for your soul tonight
 
[Chorus 2]
     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"
          E                                  D
When you take away a man's dignity he can't work his fields and cows, but
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  Blood on the scarecrow, blood on the plow
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  Blood on the scarecrow, blood on the plow
 
[Lead]
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D  E  D  E
D  E  D  E
 
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[Verse 3]
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Well there's ninety-seven crosses    planted in the courthouse yard
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Ninety-seven families   who lost ninety-seven farms
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I think about my grandpa and my neighbors and my name
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And some nights I feel like dyin' like that scarecrow in the rain
 
[Chorus 3]
D                       E
  Rain on the scarecrow,  blood on the plow
     D                           E
This land fed a nation yeah this land made me proud
    E                                D
And Son I'm just sorry they're just memories for you now
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  Rain on the scarecrow, blood on the plow
F#m            A   E   F#m             A  E
  Rain on the scarecrow, blood on the plow
 
[Chorus 3]
D                       E
  Rain on the scarecrow,  blood on the plow
     D                           E
This land fed a nation yeah this land made me proud
    E                                D
And Son I'm just sorry they're just memories for you now
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  Rain on the scarecrow, blood on the plow
F#m            A   E   F#m             A  E
  Rain on the scarecrow, blood on the plow
 
[Outro Lead]
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