{"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":2827597,"song":"Transportation","artist":"Show of Hands","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11641522-transportation-chords-by-show-of-hands/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2827597?type=chord","rating":0.04333,"votes":0,"content":"[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI've twenty five acres, enough for my needs[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut it's other men's cattle I'll water and feed[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nOne day I will pay for this life that I lead[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                   [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI'm a thief from the edge of the moor[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]A[/ch]\r\nMy uncle and me got it down to an art[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWe set out for stealing not long after dark[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nFor the fields and the farms where it's easy to park[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd the way back to home is secure[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                             [ch]A[/ch]\r\nOne cold winter's night after Tavistock Fair[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nStolen sheep in our trailer and rain in the air[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                              [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI felt the flat tyre and I reached for the spare[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]\r\nBy the side of the A38[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                   [ch]A[/ch]\r\nBut the bolts on the wheel must have rusted in place[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI'm under the Landy with spray in my face[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                             [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd less than an hour to get out of that place[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nCursing our bad luck and fate[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThere's no transportation down under[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nNo gallows in the old County jail[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                             [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAt best in the morning, we're fined with a warning[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]                              [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAt worst in the evening, we're back out on bail[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 5]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                   [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd then I saw in the distance this flashing blue light[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nTwo feet and a loud voice came out of the night[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                              [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAsking if everything here was alright[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd would we be soon on our way?[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 6]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                     [ch]A[/ch]\r\nSo John said he'd better get help on the phone[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd in the distance I'm hearing his soft urgent tones[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nBut this officer he wouldn't leave it alone[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHis torch on my back number plate[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 7]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                 [ch]A[/ch]\r\nInstead of the AA, John had dialled triple nine[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSaid 'Help me I'm stuck at the scene of a crime[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nA gas station robbery a mile down the line[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                               [ch]A[/ch]\r\nCome quickly I'm trapped in the gents'[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 8]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                              [ch]A[/ch]\r\nSo we heard the police radio burst into life[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                                        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe took the call, slammed the door and sped into the night[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                              [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWe worked the wheel free and clamped it on tight[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThrough the first open gate those sheep went[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nSo come you West Country villains when you set out to steal[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nKeep your phones charged, always check your spare wheel[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                       [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd if you get caught, use your wits not your heels[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThink of my uncle and me[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                       [ch]A[/ch]\r\n'Cos somewhere some copper he's just hopping mad[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                                      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSome farmer is counting more sheep than he had[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                       [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd we're in the pub with our pints, really glad[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWe weren't born in 1803[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThere's no transportation down under[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nNo gallows in the old County jail[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                              [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAt best in the morning, we're fined with a warning[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                              [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAt worst in the evening, we're back out on bail[/tab]","plain_text":"[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 5]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 6]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 7]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 8]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]","chords":["D","A","Em","G"],"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]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}