Howard Mcbane

Em C There's a man in my town named Howard McBane D C Em Twenty years ago he said he'd come to make it rain Em C (The) crops they all were dying back in eighteen ninety three D C Em Howard came to town and told them put your faith in me Em C He rode in on a train from east of the big river D C Em It was so damn hot that morning still I couldn't help but shiver Em C Daddy told me he wa'n't nothing but a snake oil dealer D C Em to these desperate farmers Howard seemed like a faith healer Em C Howard told the people if they wanted to have water D C Em sign the dotted line, bring him their money wine and daughters Em C common folk get desperate when there's nowhere left to turn D C Em last summer was a scorcher, their fields were sun burned Em C so they gave him what he wanted what else could they do D C Em he winked and laughed and told them, I'll make it rain on you Em C then Howard climbed the hill on the southern edge of town D C Em and he ranted and he chanted and the rain came pouring down Em C Howard McBane rode in on that train D come to make it rain Em this town will never be the same Em C Howard McBane rode in on that train D come to make it rain Em Howard McBane Em C There's a man in my town named Howard McBane D C Em Twenty years ago he said he'd come to make it rain Em C Now there ain't no woman in this town Howard ain't defiled D C Em Ain't nothing that he don't own for two hundred square miles Em C (We) thought he was a miracle, (but) he was no messiah D C Em no amount of holy water can put out this fire Em C train that came up straight from hell twenty years ago D C Em is heading back to Hades with a cargo of lost souls Em C Howard he is heading to another dried up town D C Em where they'll sign his dotted line and he'll make that rain come down C D C D Howard McBane is a demon, an archangel from hell C D C Em drain your soul for a couple drops of water in your well C D C D now your seeds are all dying in the ground where they fell C D and he's off to find more suckers who need rain Em Howard McBane ...