Howard Mcbane
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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
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How to play Howard Mcbane
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