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