{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1497832,"song":"Hand Me Down My Walking Cane","artist":"Norman Blake","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11274975-hand-me-down-my-walking-cane-chords-by-norman-blake/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1497832?type=chord","rating":4.85708,"votes":47,"content":" These lyrics are Norman's version of an old old song. \r\n\r\nFrom the album \"Whiskey Before Breakfast\"\r\n\r\nA fun song to practice alternating bass strumming for accompanying \r\na fiddle or other guitars and banjos in a jam.\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI got high, lord I got in jail,[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]E[/ch]                   [ch]A[/ch]\r\nlord I got high, and I got in jail.[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]                          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI got high and I got in jail, had nobody for to go my bail,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]E[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]\r\nMy sins, they have overtaken me.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nHand me down my walking' cane,[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]E[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]\r\nlord hand me down my walkin' cane,[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHand me down my walkin' cane,[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI'm a gonna leave on the morning train,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]E[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nMy sins, they have overtaken me.[/tab]\r\n\r\nWell, the beans was tough, and the meat was fat, \r\noh the beans was tough, and the meat was fat,\r\nwell the beans was tough, and the meat was fat,\r\noh good god, I couldn't eat that,\r\nMy sins, they have overtaken me.\r\n\r\nWell it's come on Ma, and go my bail,\r\nLord come on Mom, and go my bail,\r\nCome on Mama and go my bail,\r\nget me outta this Nashville jail,\r\nMy sins, they have overtaken me.\r\n\r\nWell if I die in Tennessee,\r\nlord if I die, in Tennessee,\r\nboy if I die in Tennessee,\r\nShip me back by C.O.D.,\r\nMy sins, they have overtaken me.\r\n\r\nSo hand me down, my bottle a' corn,\r\noh hand me down that bottle a' corn,\r\nhand me down my bottle a' corn,\r\ngonna get drunk just sure as you're born,\r\nMy sins, they have overtaken me.\r\n\r\nHand me down my walking' cane,\r\nlord hand me down my walking' cane,\r\nOh hand me down my walking' cane,\r\nI'm a gonna leave on the morning train,\r\nMy sins, they have overtaken me.","plain_text":"These lyrics are Norman's version of an old old song. \n\nFrom the album \"Whiskey Before Breakfast\"\n\nA fun song to practice alternating bass strumming for accompanying \na fiddle or other guitars and banjos in a jam.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWell, the beans was tough, and the meat was fat, \noh the beans was tough, and the meat was fat,\nwell the beans was tough, and the meat was fat,\noh good god, I couldn't eat that,\nMy sins, they have overtaken me.\n\nWell it's come on Ma, and go my bail,\nLord come on Mom, and go my bail,\nCome on Mama and go my bail,\nget me outta this Nashville jail,\nMy sins, they have overtaken me.\n\nWell if I die in Tennessee,\nlord if I die, in Tennessee,\nboy if I die in Tennessee,\nShip me back by C.O.D.,\nMy sins, they have overtaken me.\n\nSo hand me down, my bottle a' corn,\noh hand me down that bottle a' corn,\nhand me down my bottle a' corn,\ngonna get drunk just sure as you're born,\nMy sins, they have overtaken me.\n\nHand me down my walking' cane,\nlord hand me down my walking' cane,\nOh hand me down my walking' cane,\nI'm a gonna leave on the morning train,\nMy sins, they have overtaken me.","chords":["A","E","D","C"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]}}}