Rainmaker

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Parched crops dying 'neath a dead sun 
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We've been praying but no good comes 
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The dog's howling,'s bare 
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We've been but now we're scared 

  
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People come comfort or just to come 
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Taste the dark sticky potion or hear the drums 
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Hands raised to Yahweh to bring the rain down 
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He comes crawlin' 'cross the dry fields like a dark shroud 

  

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Rainmaker, a little faith for hire 
Rainmaker, the house is on fire 
Rainmaker, take ev you have 
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Sometimes folks need to b in something so bad, so bad, so bad 
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They'll hire a rainmaker (rainmaker) 


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Rainmaker says white's black and black's white 
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Says night's day and day's night 
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Says close your eyes and go to sleep now 
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I'm in a burnin' field unloadin' buckshot into low clouds 

  

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Rainmaker, a little faith for hire 
Rainmaker, the house is on fire 
Rainmaker, take ev you have 
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Sometimes folks need to b in something so bad, so bad, so bad 
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They'll hire a rainmaker (rainmaker) 


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Slow moving wagon drawing through a dry town 
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Painted rainbow, crescent moon and dark clouds 
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Brother patriot come forth and lay it down 
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Your blood brother for king and crown for your rainmaker 

  
Instrumental:  F  C