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Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":82139,"song":"Son Of Hickory Hollers Tramp","artist":"Kenny Rogers","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/82139-son-of-hickory-hollers-tramp-chords-by-kenny-rogers/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/82139?type=chord","rating":4.69011,"votes":5,"content":"Son of Hickory Holler's Tramp     2/4     Kenny Rogers\r\nStandard Tuning No Capo                    Transcribed by Ken Lee\r\n                                  Corrections or comments to kandvlee@shaw.ca\r\n      / D                        /                                   / G                  / D\r\nThe / corn was dry, the / weeds were high when / Daddy took to / drinkin'\r\n          / D                  /                           / G                   / A7\r\nWhen / him and Lucy / Walker, they took / up and run a - / way.\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                   /                           / [ch]G[/ch]                        / [ch]D[/ch]\r\nMama cried a / tear and then she / promised fourteen / children,[/tab]\r\n[tab]   / [ch]G[/ch]                        / [ch]A7[/ch]                / [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\"I / swear you'll never / see a hungry / day.\"[/tab]\r\n\r\nChorus:\r\n\r\n            / D                          /                               / G                  / D\r\nOh, the / path was deep and / wide, from footsteps / leading to our / cabin,\r\n[tab]     / [ch]G[/ch]                          / [ch]A7[/ch]                    / [ch]D[/ch]\r\nA - / bove the door there / burned a scarlet / lamp, and[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                    /                                   / [ch]G[/ch]                           / [ch]D[/ch]\r\nLate at night, a / hand would knock and / there would stand a / stranger,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                  / [ch]A7[/ch]                  / [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI'm the son of / Hick'ry Holler's / tramp.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                  /                             / [ch]G[/ch]                        / [ch]D[/ch]\r\nMama sacri - / ficed her pride, and / neighbors started / talkin',[/tab]\r\n      / D                     /                         / G                             / A7\r\nBut / I was much too / young to under - / stand the things they / said,\r\n      / D                            /                        / G                      / D\r\nThe / things that mattered / most of all was / Mama's chicken / dumplin's, and\r\n[tab]   /  [ch]G[/ch]                        / [ch]A7[/ch]                   / [ch]D[/ch]\r\nA / goodnight kiss be- / fore we went to / bed.[/tab]\r\n\r\n          / D                    /                 / G                    / D\r\nWhen / Daddy left, and / destitution / came upon our / fam'ly,\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                       /                      / [ch]G[/ch]                 / [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nNot one neighbor / volunteered to / give a helpin' / hand,[/tab]\r\n     / D                   /                           / G                       / D\r\nSo / let 'em gossip / all they want; she / loved us and she / raised us.\r\n[tab]      /  [ch]G[/ch]                      / [ch]A7[/ch]                     / [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe / proof is standing / here, a full grown / man.[/tab]\r\n\r\n       / D                     /                           / G                       / D\r\nLast / summer Mama / passed away and / left the ones who / loved her,\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                    /                          / [ch]G[/ch]                   / [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nEach and ev'ry / one is more than / grateful for his / birth,[/tab]\r\n         / D                               /                 / G                     / G\r\nEach / Sunday she receives a / fresh bou - / quet of fourteen / roses, and\r\n[tab]   / [ch]G[/ch]                                 / [ch]A7[/ch]                      / [ch]D[/ch]\r\nA / card that says, \" To the / greatest Mom on / earth.\"[/tab]\r\n\r\nChorus:","plain_text":"Son of Hickory Holler's Tramp     2/4     Kenny Rogers\nStandard Tuning No Capo                    Transcribed by Ken Lee\n                                  Corrections or comments to kandvlee@shaw.ca\n      / D                        /                                   / G                  / D\nThe / corn was dry, the / weeds were high when / Daddy took to / drinkin'\n          / D                  /                           / G                   / A7\nWhen / him and Lucy / Walker, they took / up and run a - / way.\n\n\n\nChorus:\n\n            / D                          /                               / G                  / D\nOh, the / path was deep and / wide, from footsteps / leading to our / cabin,\n\n\n\n\n\n      / D                     /                         / G                             / A7\nBut / I was much too / young to under - / stand the things they / said,\n      / D                            /                        / G                      / D\nThe / things that mattered / most of all was / Mama's chicken / dumplin's, and\n\n\n          / D                    /                 / G                    / D\nWhen / Daddy left, and / destitution / came upon our / fam'ly,\n\n     / D                   /                           / G                       / D\nSo / let 'em gossip / all they want; she / loved us and she / raised us.\n\n\n       / D                     /                           / G                       / D\nLast / summer Mama / passed away and / left the ones who / loved her,\n\n         / D                               /                 / G                     / G\nEach / Sunday she receives a / fresh bou - / quet of fourteen / roses, and\n\n\nChorus:","chords":["D","G","A7","A"],"chord_diagrams":{"A7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,0,2,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,2,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}