Chords for The New Christy Minstrels - Song of the Pious Itinerant (Hallelujah I'm a Bum)

Tempo:
118.3 bpm
Chords used:

E

A

B

C#m

F#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The New Christy Minstrels - Song of the Pious Itinerant  (Hallelujah I'm a Bum) chords
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Hallelujah!
[A] [N]
[E]
[B] [E] Give me a hand out and you'll be my friend.
I went to a house and I knocked on the door.
The lady [C#m] come out [B] said, you've been here before.
[E] She gives it a whistle [A] and I run for [E] my life.
How [C#m] wouldn't you know [A] it's the [E] constable's wife.
Hallelujah!
I'm a bum.
Hallelujah!
[B] Bum's a [E] dick.
Hallelujah!
Give me a hand out and you'll be my friend.
I woke up one morning feeling just fine.
Got me [C#m] a [A] ride on the Santa [E] Fe line.
Starts getting weary, [A] oh [E] I know.
Shhh.
I'm bored in the hour.
Why don't you settle down and get you a wife.
I'd rather be a bum [F#m] for the rest [B] of my life.
[E] You'll never get [G#] [A] by just bumming [E] around.
You'll never [C#m] get happy by [E] working a pound.
Hallelujah!
I'm a bum.
Hallelujah!
[B] Bum's a dick.
[E] Hallelujah!
Give me a hand out and you'll be my friend.
If I had a dollar I'd do as a please.
I'd get me some powder [F#m] for [B] roaches and fleas.
[E] I'd get me a boxcar [A] and fill [E] it with cats.
And never [C#m] be bothered [E] with toenibbling rats.
So now I went to college, but it didn't work out.
The things that I like they [F#m] don't teach [B] you about.
[E]
Hallelujah!
I'm a bum.
Hallelujah!
Bum's a dick.
Hallelujah!
Give me a hand out and you'll be my friend.
Now why don't you work like some other men do.
I'd rather just [F#m] sing if it's [B] alright with you.
[E] If you had a job [A] then you'd be [E] my honey.
I wouldn't [C#m] need you if [A] I [E] had lots of money.
Well if I had my way I'd just travel about.
And sing for my supper [F#m] when I'm done and out.
[E] You might get to heaven, [A] but don't [E] hold your breath.
We've all heard you sing in the first number.
Hallelujah!
I'm a bum.
Hallelujah!
[B] Bum's a dick.
[E] Hallelujah!
Give me a hand out
[N]
Key:  
E
2311
A
1231
B
12341112
C#m
13421114
F#m
123111112
E
2311
A
1231
B
12341112
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To jam and learn the simple chords for The New Christy Minstrels - (Hallelujah, Im a Bum) Song Of The Pious Itinerant chords, practice playing C#m, A, E, B, E, F#m, E and A in sequence. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 59 BPM before aiming for the song's 118 BPM. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of E Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Hallelujah! _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ Give me a hand out and you'll be my friend.
I went to a house and I knocked on the door.
The lady [C#m] come out [B] said, you've been here before.
[E] She gives it a whistle [A] and I run for [E] my life.
How [C#m] wouldn't you know [A] it's the [E] constable's wife.
Hallelujah!
I'm a bum.
Hallelujah!
[B] Bum's a [E] dick.
Hallelujah!
Give me a hand out and you'll be my friend.
I woke up one morning feeling just fine.
Got me [C#m] a [A] ride on the Santa [E] Fe line.
Starts getting weary, [A] oh [E] I know.
Shhh.
I'm bored in the hour.
_ Why don't you settle down and get you a wife.
I'd rather be a bum [F#m] for the rest [B] of my life.
[E] You'll never get [G#] [A] by just bumming [E] around.
You'll never [C#m] get happy by [E] working a pound.
Hallelujah!
I'm a bum.
Hallelujah!
[B] Bum's a dick.
[E] Hallelujah!
Give me a hand out and you'll be my friend.
If I had a dollar I'd do as a please.
I'd get me some powder [F#m] for [B] roaches and fleas.
[E] I'd get me a boxcar [A] and fill [E] it with cats.
And never [C#m] be bothered [E] with toenibbling rats.
So now I went to college, but it didn't work out.
The things that I like they [F#m] don't teach [B] you about.
[E]
Hallelujah!
I'm a bum.
Hallelujah!
Bum's a dick.
Hallelujah!
Give me a hand out and you'll be my friend.
Now why don't you work like some other men do.
I'd rather just [F#m] sing if it's [B] alright with you.
[E] If you had a job [A] then you'd be [E] my honey.
I wouldn't [C#m] need you if [A] I [E] had lots of money.
Well if I had my way I'd just travel about.
And sing for my supper [F#m] when I'm done and out.
[E] You might get to heaven, [A] but don't [E] hold your breath.
We've all heard you sing in the first number.
_ Hallelujah!
I'm a bum.
Hallelujah!
[B] Bum's a dick.
[E] Hallelujah!
Give me a hand out_
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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