Chords for O C Smith.. The Son Of Hickory Holler's Tramp .. 1968 .
Tempo:
73.225 bpm
Chords used:
F
Eb
Bb
C
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Bbm]
Well the [F] path was deep and wide from [Eb] footsteps leading [Bb] to our cabin.
[Eb] Above the [Bb] door there burned a scarlet lamp.
And late at [F] night a hand would [Eb] knock and there would [Bb] stand a stranger.
[Eb] Yes I'm the [F] son of [Bbm] Henry Harlow's [Db] wife.
[Bb]
[Db] [Bb] Yes the weeds were [Eb] happy, the corn was [Bb] black.
But daddy, it was a woman.
[Eb]
Him and [Bb] Sally Walton, they up and [F] ran away.
[Eb] Then mama shed a silent [Bb] tear and found us fourteen children.
[Eb] I swear [Bb] you and us are home today.
When the [Eb] sacrifice was [Bb] had, the neighbors started moaning.
[Eb] He was [Bb] much too young to understand the [F] things they said.
[Eb] All we really cared [Bb] about was mama's chicken dung.
[Eb] [Bbm]
[Bb] Well [G] the path was deep and wide from footsteps leading to our cabin.
[Eb] Above the [F] door there burned a [Bb] scarlet lamp.
[F] And late at [G] night [Eb]
a hand would knock and there would stand a [G] stranger.
[Eb] Yes [Bb] I'm the son of Henry Harlow's wife.
[C] And daddy, [F] a [C] destitution came upon our family.
[F] Not one [C] neighbor, [G]
[F] such as Loretta and Gossam, all they [C] want.
She loved us and she raised us.
[F] But you could [C] stand [G] here a [C] poor, frail man.
Last summer, [G] mama passed away and left the ones who loved her.
And each and every one was more than grateful for their birth.
[F] She received us every [C] evening with a hearty rose.
[G] [F] [C] [G] [C]
You [Gm] know the path was deep and wide [Cm] from footsteps [G] leading to [C] our cabin.
[F] Above the door [G] there [C] burned a scarlet lamp.
[G] And late at night a hand [C] would knock [F] and there would stand [C] a stranger.
[G] [F] Yes I'm the son of [Gm] Henry [Eb] Harlow's wife.
[C] [Eb] The path was deep [F] and wide from footsteps leading [G] to our cabin.
Well the [F] path was deep and wide from [Eb] footsteps leading [Bb] to our cabin.
[Eb] Above the [Bb] door there burned a scarlet lamp.
And late at [F] night a hand would [Eb] knock and there would [Bb] stand a stranger.
[Eb] Yes I'm the [F] son of [Bbm] Henry Harlow's [Db] wife.
[Bb]
[Db] [Bb] Yes the weeds were [Eb] happy, the corn was [Bb] black.
But daddy, it was a woman.
[Eb]
Him and [Bb] Sally Walton, they up and [F] ran away.
[Eb] Then mama shed a silent [Bb] tear and found us fourteen children.
[Eb] I swear [Bb] you and us are home today.
When the [Eb] sacrifice was [Bb] had, the neighbors started moaning.
[Eb] He was [Bb] much too young to understand the [F] things they said.
[Eb] All we really cared [Bb] about was mama's chicken dung.
[Eb] [Bbm]
[Bb] Well [G] the path was deep and wide from footsteps leading to our cabin.
[Eb] Above the [F] door there burned a [Bb] scarlet lamp.
[F] And late at [G] night [Eb]
a hand would knock and there would stand a [G] stranger.
[Eb] Yes [Bb] I'm the son of Henry Harlow's wife.
[C] And daddy, [F] a [C] destitution came upon our family.
[F] Not one [C] neighbor, [G]
[F] such as Loretta and Gossam, all they [C] want.
She loved us and she raised us.
[F] But you could [C] stand [G] here a [C] poor, frail man.
Last summer, [G] mama passed away and left the ones who loved her.
And each and every one was more than grateful for their birth.
[F] She received us every [C] evening with a hearty rose.
[G] [F] [C] [G] [C]
You [Gm] know the path was deep and wide [Cm] from footsteps [G] leading to [C] our cabin.
[F] Above the door [G] there [C] burned a scarlet lamp.
[G] And late at night a hand [C] would knock [F] and there would stand [C] a stranger.
[G] [F] Yes I'm the son of [Gm] Henry [Eb] Harlow's wife.
[C] [Eb] The path was deep [F] and wide from footsteps leading [G] to our cabin.
Key:
F
Eb
Bb
C
G
F
Eb
Bb
[Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Well the [F] path was deep and wide from [Eb] footsteps leading [Bb] to our cabin.
[Eb] Above the [Bb] door there burned a scarlet lamp. _
And late at [F] night a hand would [Eb] knock and there would [Bb] stand a stranger.
[Eb] Yes I'm the [F] son of [Bbm] Henry Harlow's [Db] wife.
[Bb] _
_ [Db] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ Yes the weeds were [Eb] happy, the corn was [Bb] black.
But daddy, it was a woman.
[Eb]
Him and [Bb] Sally Walton, they up and [F] ran away. _
[Eb] Then mama shed a silent [Bb] tear and found us fourteen children.
[Eb] I swear [Bb] you and us are home today. _
When the [Eb] sacrifice was [Bb] had, the neighbors started moaning.
[Eb] He was [Bb] much too young to understand the [F] things they said.
_ _ [Eb] All we really cared [Bb] about was mama's chicken dung.
[Eb] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
_ [Bb] Well [G] the path was deep and wide from footsteps leading to our cabin.
[Eb] Above the [F] door there burned a [Bb] scarlet lamp.
_ [F] And late at [G] night _ [Eb]
a hand would knock and there would stand a [G] stranger.
[Eb] Yes [Bb] I'm the son of Henry Harlow's wife.
_ _ [C] _ _ _ And daddy, [F] a [C] destitution came upon our family.
[F] Not one [C] neighbor, _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[F] such as Loretta and Gossam, all they [C] want.
She loved us and she raised us.
[F] But you could [C] stand [G] here a [C] poor, frail man. _
Last summer, [G] mama passed away and left the ones who loved her.
And each and every one was more than grateful for their birth.
_ _ _ [F] _ She received us every [C] evening with a hearty rose.
[G] _ [F] _ _ [C] _ [G] _ [C] _
_ You [Gm] know the path was deep and wide [Cm] from footsteps [G] leading to [C] our cabin.
[F] Above the door [G] there [C] burned a scarlet lamp.
_ _ [G] And late at night a hand [C] would knock [F] and there would stand [C] a stranger.
[G] [F] Yes I'm the son of [Gm] Henry [Eb] Harlow's wife.
[C] _ _ [Eb] The path was deep [F] and wide from footsteps leading [G] to our cabin. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Well the [F] path was deep and wide from [Eb] footsteps leading [Bb] to our cabin.
[Eb] Above the [Bb] door there burned a scarlet lamp. _
And late at [F] night a hand would [Eb] knock and there would [Bb] stand a stranger.
[Eb] Yes I'm the [F] son of [Bbm] Henry Harlow's [Db] wife.
[Bb] _
_ [Db] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ Yes the weeds were [Eb] happy, the corn was [Bb] black.
But daddy, it was a woman.
[Eb]
Him and [Bb] Sally Walton, they up and [F] ran away. _
[Eb] Then mama shed a silent [Bb] tear and found us fourteen children.
[Eb] I swear [Bb] you and us are home today. _
When the [Eb] sacrifice was [Bb] had, the neighbors started moaning.
[Eb] He was [Bb] much too young to understand the [F] things they said.
_ _ [Eb] All we really cared [Bb] about was mama's chicken dung.
[Eb] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
_ [Bb] Well [G] the path was deep and wide from footsteps leading to our cabin.
[Eb] Above the [F] door there burned a [Bb] scarlet lamp.
_ [F] And late at [G] night _ [Eb]
a hand would knock and there would stand a [G] stranger.
[Eb] Yes [Bb] I'm the son of Henry Harlow's wife.
_ _ [C] _ _ _ And daddy, [F] a [C] destitution came upon our family.
[F] Not one [C] neighbor, _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[F] such as Loretta and Gossam, all they [C] want.
She loved us and she raised us.
[F] But you could [C] stand [G] here a [C] poor, frail man. _
Last summer, [G] mama passed away and left the ones who loved her.
And each and every one was more than grateful for their birth.
_ _ _ [F] _ She received us every [C] evening with a hearty rose.
[G] _ [F] _ _ [C] _ [G] _ [C] _
_ You [Gm] know the path was deep and wide [Cm] from footsteps [G] leading to [C] our cabin.
[F] Above the door [G] there [C] burned a scarlet lamp.
_ _ [G] And late at night a hand [C] would knock [F] and there would stand [C] a stranger.
[G] [F] Yes I'm the son of [Gm] Henry [Eb] Harlow's wife.
[C] _ _ [Eb] The path was deep [F] and wide from footsteps leading [G] to our cabin. _ _ _ _ _ _ _