Give Us Rain Song Lyrics and Chords by Ricky Skaggs
Give Us Rain
Recorded by Ricky Skaggs
Written by Bill Joe Foster
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Grandpa raised a
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family on a
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worn out cotton
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farm
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word he never
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did nobody
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harm
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times he'd get
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discouraged when a
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dry spell came
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around
He's go out in the
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cotton field and he'd
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kneel down on the ground
Give us
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rain
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on the
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dry old
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ground
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today
Give us rain wash the
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troubled times
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away
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believe you're
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faithful I'm not
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meaning to
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complain
But
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Lord we sure could
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use a little
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rain
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Lord we sure could
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use a little
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rain
I moved to the
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city when
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I turned twenty-
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two
I saw a way of
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living that my
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grandpa never
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knew
I'm a
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different kind of
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farmer in a
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different kind of
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field
Planting words of
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hope in a
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ground as hard as steel
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There's a crop of thirsty
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people in this
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dry old dusty
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town
They grow up fast and
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wither when the
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scorching sun came
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down
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Although there is a
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difference the
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need is still the
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same
Just like grandpa's
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cotton field they
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need a little rain
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Lord we sure could
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use a little
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rain
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Lord we sure could
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use a little
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rain
FAQ
Who sang the the song Give Us Rain?
- The song Give Us Rain was sang by Ricky Skaggs.
Who is Ricky Skaggs?
- Rickie Lee Skaggs (born July 18, 1954), known professionally as Ricky Skaggs, is an American neotraditional country and bluegrass singer, musician, producer, and composer. He primarily plays mandolin however, he also plays fiddle, guitar, mandocaster, and banjo.Skaggs was inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum in 2016 and the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2018. On January 13, 2021, it was reported that Skaggs had been awarded the National Medal of Arts by President Donald Trump, alongside fellow country musician Toby Keith.
