Chords for The Son Of Hickory Holler's Tramp - Kenny Rogers
Tempo:
88.35 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
F
Cm
Ab
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Ab]
The corn was dry, [Fm] the wheat were hard, [Cm] and the cattle were drinking
Then [F] him and Lucy [C] Walker, they took a pen and ran [G] away
[Ab] Mama cried [Fm] a tear and then [Cm] she promised fourteen children
[F] I swear you'll never [G] see a [Cm] hungry day
[C] When Mama [F] sacrificed her pride, [C] the neighbors started talking
But I was much too young to understand a thing [G] they said
[C] The things that mattered most of all was Mama's chicken muffins
[F] And a goodnight [G] kiss before we [C] went to bed
[G] Oh, the path was deep and wide from [F] footsteps leading [C] to our cabin
[F] Above the [G] door were burning [C] stars a-flaying
And [G] late at night a hand would [C] knock and there would stand a stranger
Yes, I'm the [G] son of Hickory [C] Harvest Trail
When daddy [F] left and [C] destitution came upon our family
Not one neighbor volunteered to give a [G] helping hand
[C] So that young [F] guy so fondly [C] warned she'd love me since she raised us
[F] The proof is [G] standing here in [C] full glory
Last summer [F] Mama passed [C] away and left the ones who loved her
[F]
Each and [C] every one was more than grateful [G] for the birth
[C] Each Sunday she [F] receives a fresh [C] bouquet of fourteen roses
[F] And a card that [G] says the greatest [C] palm of Earth
[G] Oh, the path was deep and wide from [F] footsteps leading to [C] our cabin
[F] Above the door [G] were burning [C] stars a-flaying
And [G] late at night a hand would [F] knock and there would [C] stand a stranger
[F] Yes, I'm the [G] son of Hickory [C] Harvest Trail
Oh, [G] the path was deep and wide from [F] footsteps leading to [C] our cabin
Above the door [G] were burning stars [C] a-flaying
[G] And late at night a hand would knock [F] and there would stand [C] a stranger
[F] Yes, I'm the son [G] of Hickory [C] Harvest Trail
Oh, [G] the path was deep and wide from footsteps [F] leading to our cabin
Above the door [G] were burning stars [C] a-flaying
[G] And late at night
[C] [Em] [C] [G] [N]
The corn was dry, [Fm] the wheat were hard, [Cm] and the cattle were drinking
Then [F] him and Lucy [C] Walker, they took a pen and ran [G] away
[Ab] Mama cried [Fm] a tear and then [Cm] she promised fourteen children
[F] I swear you'll never [G] see a [Cm] hungry day
[C] When Mama [F] sacrificed her pride, [C] the neighbors started talking
But I was much too young to understand a thing [G] they said
[C] The things that mattered most of all was Mama's chicken muffins
[F] And a goodnight [G] kiss before we [C] went to bed
[G] Oh, the path was deep and wide from [F] footsteps leading [C] to our cabin
[F] Above the [G] door were burning [C] stars a-flaying
And [G] late at night a hand would [C] knock and there would stand a stranger
Yes, I'm the [G] son of Hickory [C] Harvest Trail
When daddy [F] left and [C] destitution came upon our family
Not one neighbor volunteered to give a [G] helping hand
[C] So that young [F] guy so fondly [C] warned she'd love me since she raised us
[F] The proof is [G] standing here in [C] full glory
Last summer [F] Mama passed [C] away and left the ones who loved her
[F]
Each and [C] every one was more than grateful [G] for the birth
[C] Each Sunday she [F] receives a fresh [C] bouquet of fourteen roses
[F] And a card that [G] says the greatest [C] palm of Earth
[G] Oh, the path was deep and wide from [F] footsteps leading to [C] our cabin
[F] Above the door [G] were burning [C] stars a-flaying
And [G] late at night a hand would [F] knock and there would [C] stand a stranger
[F] Yes, I'm the [G] son of Hickory [C] Harvest Trail
Oh, [G] the path was deep and wide from [F] footsteps leading to [C] our cabin
Above the door [G] were burning stars [C] a-flaying
[G] And late at night a hand would knock [F] and there would stand [C] a stranger
[F] Yes, I'm the son [G] of Hickory [C] Harvest Trail
Oh, [G] the path was deep and wide from footsteps [F] leading to our cabin
Above the door [G] were burning stars [C] a-flaying
[G] And late at night
[C] [Em] [C] [G] [N]
Key:
C
G
F
Cm
Ab
C
G
F
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ _ The corn was dry, [Fm] the wheat were hard, [Cm] and the cattle were drinking
Then [F] him and Lucy [C] Walker, they took a pen and ran [G] away
_ _ [Ab] Mama cried [Fm] a tear and then [Cm] she promised fourteen children
[F] I swear you'll never [G] see a [Cm] hungry day
_ _ [C] When Mama [F] sacrificed her pride, [C] the neighbors started talking
But I was much too young to understand a thing [G] they said
[C] The things that mattered most of all was Mama's chicken muffins
[F] And a goodnight [G] kiss before we [C] went to bed _
[G] Oh, the path was deep and wide from [F] footsteps leading [C] to our cabin
[F] Above the [G] door were burning [C] stars a-flaying
And [G] late at night a hand would [C] knock and there would stand a stranger
Yes, I'm the [G] son of Hickory [C] Harvest Trail _
_ _ _ _ When daddy [F] left and [C] destitution came upon our family
Not one neighbor volunteered to give a [G] helping hand
_ [C] So that young [F] guy so fondly [C] warned she'd love me since she raised us
[F] The proof is [G] standing here in [C] full glory
_ _ Last summer [F] Mama passed [C] away and left the ones who loved her
[F]
Each and [C] every one was more than grateful [G] for the birth _
[C] Each Sunday she [F] receives a fresh [C] bouquet of fourteen roses
[F] And a card that [G] says the greatest [C] palm of Earth _
[G] Oh, the path was deep and wide from [F] footsteps leading to [C] our cabin
[F] Above the door [G] were burning [C] stars a-flaying
And _ [G] late at night a hand would [F] knock and there would [C] stand a stranger
[F] Yes, I'm the [G] son of Hickory [C] Harvest Trail
Oh, [G] the path was deep and wide from [F] footsteps leading to [C] our cabin
Above the door [G] were burning stars [C] a-flaying _
[G] And late at night a hand would knock [F] and there would stand [C] a stranger
[F] Yes, I'm the son [G] of Hickory [C] Harvest Trail _
Oh, [G] the path was deep and wide from footsteps [F] leading to our cabin
Above the door [G] were burning stars [C] a-flaying _
[G] And late at night
_ _ [C] _ _ [Em] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ The corn was dry, [Fm] the wheat were hard, [Cm] and the cattle were drinking
Then [F] him and Lucy [C] Walker, they took a pen and ran [G] away
_ _ [Ab] Mama cried [Fm] a tear and then [Cm] she promised fourteen children
[F] I swear you'll never [G] see a [Cm] hungry day
_ _ [C] When Mama [F] sacrificed her pride, [C] the neighbors started talking
But I was much too young to understand a thing [G] they said
[C] The things that mattered most of all was Mama's chicken muffins
[F] And a goodnight [G] kiss before we [C] went to bed _
[G] Oh, the path was deep and wide from [F] footsteps leading [C] to our cabin
[F] Above the [G] door were burning [C] stars a-flaying
And [G] late at night a hand would [C] knock and there would stand a stranger
Yes, I'm the [G] son of Hickory [C] Harvest Trail _
_ _ _ _ When daddy [F] left and [C] destitution came upon our family
Not one neighbor volunteered to give a [G] helping hand
_ [C] So that young [F] guy so fondly [C] warned she'd love me since she raised us
[F] The proof is [G] standing here in [C] full glory
_ _ Last summer [F] Mama passed [C] away and left the ones who loved her
[F]
Each and [C] every one was more than grateful [G] for the birth _
[C] Each Sunday she [F] receives a fresh [C] bouquet of fourteen roses
[F] And a card that [G] says the greatest [C] palm of Earth _
[G] Oh, the path was deep and wide from [F] footsteps leading to [C] our cabin
[F] Above the door [G] were burning [C] stars a-flaying
And _ [G] late at night a hand would [F] knock and there would [C] stand a stranger
[F] Yes, I'm the [G] son of Hickory [C] Harvest Trail
Oh, [G] the path was deep and wide from [F] footsteps leading to [C] our cabin
Above the door [G] were burning stars [C] a-flaying _
[G] And late at night a hand would knock [F] and there would stand [C] a stranger
[F] Yes, I'm the son [G] of Hickory [C] Harvest Trail _
Oh, [G] the path was deep and wide from footsteps [F] leading to our cabin
Above the door [G] were burning stars [C] a-flaying _
[G] And late at night
_ _ [C] _ _ [Em] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [N] _