Chords for John Mellencamp - Rain on the Scarecrow (Live at Farm Aid 2014)
Tempo:
150 bpm
Chords used:
F#m
F#
D
A
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D] [C#]
[A#] [F#m]
[C#]
[F#] [F#m]
[C#]
[F#m]
[D#m]
[D]
[F#] [D] [C#]
[F#m]
[C#] [F#m]
[D]
[F#] [D]
[C#]
[F#m]
[F#] [F#m]
[F#] [F#m]
[F#]
[F#m] [F#]
[A]
[F#]
[F#m]
I'm going to sing a song called Blackbird in the Barn.
I'm scared of crow on a wood cross, blackbird in the barn.
[F#] 400 acres used to be my farm.
[F#m] Blue black my daddy did, my grandpa did the slant.
When I was five I walked the fence, grandpa held my hand.
[D] Rain on the staircross,
[E] blood on the plow, [D] slant fitted me.
[E] The slant made me so proud, son I'm sorry this [D] is every for now.
[F#m] Rain on the [A] [F#m] staircross, blood on the [A] plow.
[F#m] Rain on the [A]
[F#m] staircross, blood on the [A] plow.
[F#m]
Grew last summer, wanted to pay the loan.
Couldn't buy the seed to plant, just bring farm to bank to close.
Couple old friends setting up, the option off the land.
Said John this is my job, hope you understand.
Hey call it a good job, old house, you're doing it right.
Yeah what would you do, I say pray for yourself and I.
[D] Grandma's on the front porch, [E] swingin' the vines in her hand.
[D] The nights I hear you singin' take me [E] to the promised land.
Take away a man's dignity, [D] found worth the skis and pies.
[F#m] Blood on the [A]
[F#] staircross, blood on the [A] plow.
[F#] Blood on the [A] [F#m] staircross, blood on the plow.
[F#]
Ooh yeah.
[F#m] [F#]
[D]
[E]
[D] [E]
[D]
[E]
[F#m] [D]
[E]
[D] [E]
[D]
[E] [F#m]
[F#]
[F#m]
It's 97 crosses planted in the gold ash hillock.
[F#] With 97 [F#m] families, lost 97 farms.
Think about my grandpa, my name's in my [F#] name.
So now it should be like [F#m] that, sky's crawling with rain.
[D] [E] Blood on the plow, [D] slant made me lazy.
[E] The slant made me so proud, son I'm sorry this [D] is every for now.
[F#]
[A] [F#] Blood on the [A]
[F#] plow, [A] [F#]
[A] [D]
[E] [D] slant made me lazy.
[E] The slant made me so proud, son I'm sorry this [D] is every for now.
[F#] Rain on the [A] skin, [F#m] blood on the [A] cloth.
[F#m] Rain on the [A] skin,
[F#] blood on the [A] cloth.
[F#m]
[A] [F#] [F#m] Oh yeah, [A] [F#]
[F#m] oh yeah.
[A] [F#] [A] [F#m] [A]
[F#] [A]
[A#] [F#m]
[C#]
[F#] [F#m]
[C#]
[F#m]
[D#m]
[D]
[F#] [D] [C#]
[F#m]
[C#] [F#m]
[D]
[F#] [D]
[C#]
[F#m]
[F#] [F#m]
[F#] [F#m]
[F#]
[F#m] [F#]
[A]
[F#]
[F#m]
I'm going to sing a song called Blackbird in the Barn.
I'm scared of crow on a wood cross, blackbird in the barn.
[F#] 400 acres used to be my farm.
[F#m] Blue black my daddy did, my grandpa did the slant.
When I was five I walked the fence, grandpa held my hand.
[D] Rain on the staircross,
[E] blood on the plow, [D] slant fitted me.
[E] The slant made me so proud, son I'm sorry this [D] is every for now.
[F#m] Rain on the [A] [F#m] staircross, blood on the [A] plow.
[F#m] Rain on the [A]
[F#m] staircross, blood on the [A] plow.
[F#m]
Grew last summer, wanted to pay the loan.
Couldn't buy the seed to plant, just bring farm to bank to close.
Couple old friends setting up, the option off the land.
Said John this is my job, hope you understand.
Hey call it a good job, old house, you're doing it right.
Yeah what would you do, I say pray for yourself and I.
[D] Grandma's on the front porch, [E] swingin' the vines in her hand.
[D] The nights I hear you singin' take me [E] to the promised land.
Take away a man's dignity, [D] found worth the skis and pies.
[F#m] Blood on the [A]
[F#] staircross, blood on the [A] plow.
[F#] Blood on the [A] [F#m] staircross, blood on the plow.
[F#]
Ooh yeah.
[F#m] [F#]
[D]
[E]
[D] [E]
[D]
[E]
[F#m] [D]
[E]
[D] [E]
[D]
[E] [F#m]
[F#]
[F#m]
It's 97 crosses planted in the gold ash hillock.
[F#] With 97 [F#m] families, lost 97 farms.
Think about my grandpa, my name's in my [F#] name.
So now it should be like [F#m] that, sky's crawling with rain.
[D] [E] Blood on the plow, [D] slant made me lazy.
[E] The slant made me so proud, son I'm sorry this [D] is every for now.
[F#]
[A] [F#] Blood on the [A]
[F#] plow, [A] [F#]
[A] [D]
[E] [D] slant made me lazy.
[E] The slant made me so proud, son I'm sorry this [D] is every for now.
[F#] Rain on the [A] skin, [F#m] blood on the [A] cloth.
[F#m] Rain on the [A] skin,
[F#] blood on the [A] cloth.
[F#m]
[A] [F#] [F#m] Oh yeah, [A] [F#]
[F#m] oh yeah.
[A] [F#] [A] [F#m] [A]
[F#] [A]
Key:
F#m
F#
D
A
E
F#m
F#
D
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[F#] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [C#] _ _ _
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[C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
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_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
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_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I'm going to sing a song called Blackbird in the Barn.
I'm scared of crow on a wood cross, _ blackbird in the barn.
_ [F#] 400 acres _ used to be my farm.
[F#m] Blue black my daddy did, my grandpa did the slant.
When I was five I walked the fence, grandpa held my hand.
[D] _ Rain on the staircross, _
[E] blood on the plow, _ [D] slant fitted me.
_ [E] The slant made me so proud, son I'm sorry this [D] is every for now.
_ [F#m] Rain on the [A] _ [F#m] staircross, blood on the [A] plow.
[F#m] Rain on the [A] _
[F#m] staircross, blood on the [A] plow.
[F#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Grew last summer, wanted to pay the loan.
Couldn't buy the seed to plant, just bring farm to bank to close.
Couple old friends setting up, the option off the land.
Said John this is my job, hope you understand. _
Hey call it a good job, old house, you're doing it right.
_ Yeah what would you do, I say pray for yourself and I.
_ [D] Grandma's on the front porch, [E] swingin' the vines in her hand.
[D] The nights I hear you singin' take me [E] to the promised land.
Take away a man's dignity, [D] found worth the skis and pies.
[F#m] Blood on the [A] _
[F#] staircross, blood on the [A] plow.
_ [F#] Blood on the [A] _ [F#m] staircross, blood on the plow. _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
Ooh yeah.
_ [F#m] _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
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[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
It's 97 crosses planted in the gold ash hillock.
[F#] With 97 [F#m] families, lost 97 farms.
Think about my grandpa, my name's in my [F#] name.
So now it should be like [F#m] that, sky's crawling with rain.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [E] Blood on the plow, [D] slant made me lazy.
[E] The slant made me so proud, son I'm sorry this [D] is every for now.
_ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ [A] _ [F#] Blood on the [A] _
[F#] plow, _ _ [A] _ _ [F#] _ _
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [D] slant made me lazy.
[E] The slant made me so proud, son I'm sorry this [D] is every for now.
_ [F#] Rain on the [A] skin, [F#m] blood on the [A] cloth.
[F#m] Rain on the [A] skin, _
[F#] blood on the [A] cloth.
_ [F#m] _ _ _
[A] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [F#m] Oh yeah, [A] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[F#m] oh yeah.
_ [A] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [A] _ _
[F#] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [A#] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
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_ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [C#] _ _ _
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_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
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_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
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_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I'm going to sing a song called Blackbird in the Barn.
I'm scared of crow on a wood cross, _ blackbird in the barn.
_ [F#] 400 acres _ used to be my farm.
[F#m] Blue black my daddy did, my grandpa did the slant.
When I was five I walked the fence, grandpa held my hand.
[D] _ Rain on the staircross, _
[E] blood on the plow, _ [D] slant fitted me.
_ [E] The slant made me so proud, son I'm sorry this [D] is every for now.
_ [F#m] Rain on the [A] _ [F#m] staircross, blood on the [A] plow.
[F#m] Rain on the [A] _
[F#m] staircross, blood on the [A] plow.
[F#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Grew last summer, wanted to pay the loan.
Couldn't buy the seed to plant, just bring farm to bank to close.
Couple old friends setting up, the option off the land.
Said John this is my job, hope you understand. _
Hey call it a good job, old house, you're doing it right.
_ Yeah what would you do, I say pray for yourself and I.
_ [D] Grandma's on the front porch, [E] swingin' the vines in her hand.
[D] The nights I hear you singin' take me [E] to the promised land.
Take away a man's dignity, [D] found worth the skis and pies.
[F#m] Blood on the [A] _
[F#] staircross, blood on the [A] plow.
_ [F#] Blood on the [A] _ [F#m] staircross, blood on the plow. _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
Ooh yeah.
_ [F#m] _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
It's 97 crosses planted in the gold ash hillock.
[F#] With 97 [F#m] families, lost 97 farms.
Think about my grandpa, my name's in my [F#] name.
So now it should be like [F#m] that, sky's crawling with rain.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [E] Blood on the plow, [D] slant made me lazy.
[E] The slant made me so proud, son I'm sorry this [D] is every for now.
_ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ [A] _ [F#] Blood on the [A] _
[F#] plow, _ _ [A] _ _ [F#] _ _
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [D] slant made me lazy.
[E] The slant made me so proud, son I'm sorry this [D] is every for now.
_ [F#] Rain on the [A] skin, [F#m] blood on the [A] cloth.
[F#m] Rain on the [A] skin, _
[F#] blood on the [A] cloth.
_ [F#m] _ _ _
[A] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [F#m] Oh yeah, [A] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[F#m] oh yeah.
_ [A] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [A] _ _
[F#] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
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