Howard Mcbane Chords & Lyrics - Angry Johnny And The Killbillies

There's a [Em]man in my town named [C]Howard McBane
[D]Twenty years ago he said he'd [C]come to make it [Em]rain
(The) [Em]crops they all were dying back in [C]eighteen ninety three
[D]Howard came to town and told them [C]put your faith in [Em]me
He [Em]rode in on a train from [C]east of the big river
It was [D]so damn hot that morning still I [C]couldn't help but [Em]shiver
[Em]Daddy told me he wa'n't nothing [C]but a snake oil dealer
[D]to these desperate farmers Howard [C]seemed like a faith [Em]healer

[Em]Howard told the people if they [C]wanted to have water
[D]sign the dotted line, bring him their [C]money wine and [Em]daughters
[Em]common folk get desperate when there's [C]nowhere left to turn
last [D]summer was a scorcher, their [C]fields were sun [Em]burned
so [Em]they gave him what he wanted what [C]else could they do
he [D]winked and laughed and told them, I'll [C]make it rain on [Em]you
then [Em]Howard climbed the hill on the [C]southern edge of town
and he [D]ranted and he chanted and the [C]rain came pouring [Em]down

[Em]Howard McBane rode in on that [C]train
come to make it [D]rain
this town will never be the [Em]same

[Em]Howard McBane rode in on that [C]train
come to make it [D]rain
Howard Mc[Em]Bane

[Em]There's a man in my town named [C]Howard McBane
[D]Twenty years ago he said he'd [C]come to make it [Em]rain
Now [Em]there ain't no woman in this town [C]Howard ain't defiled
Ain't [D]nothing that he don't own for [C]two hundred square [Em]miles
(We) [Em]thought he was a miracle, (but) [C]he was no messiah
[D]no amount of holy water [C]can put out this [Em]fire
[Em]train that came up straight from hell [C]twenty years ago
is [D]heading back to Hades with a [C]cargo of lost [Em]souls

[Em]Howard he is heading to a[C]nother dried up town
where they'll [D]sign his dotted line and he'll [C]make that rain come [Em]down
Howard Mc[C]Bane is a [D]demon, an arch[C]angel from [D]hell
drain your [C]soul for a [D]couple drops of [C]water in your [Em]well
now your [C]seeds are all [D]dying in the [C]ground where they [D]fell
and he's [C]off to find more suckers who need [D]rain
Howard Mc[Em]Bane
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