Standard (EADGBE)
Intro
2x
Verse
Well the wind blows hard upon weepin' will hair and the red buds
sway in the breeze/ And if you listen real close you can hear the
distant cry of a broken man on his knees.
Chorus
And the rain beats hard on a poor man's head
And the wind blows the nails out of the tin roof of shame
( little hammer on pull
And the water keeps on risin at the old homestead ...off on the A string)
Verse
Well if the corns knees high by the fourth of July and Mother Nature
smiles on us all/ And there's a ring around the moon and that means
rain is comin' soon and we'll have a good harvest this fall.
Chorus
And the rain beats hard on a poor on man's head
And the wind blows the nails out of the tin roof of shame
And the moon keeps on shinin at the old homestead
Verse
Well the wind blows through the wheat field at night and it plays a
lonely tune/ And the bones clatter in the trees waving endless summer
breeze/ Well there ain't nothin like Lee County in June
Chorus
And the rain beats hard on a poor man's head
And the wind blows the nails out of the tin roof of shame
And the river keeps on flowin at the old homestead