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Tramp, Tramp, Tramp chords
George F. Root (1864)
AIn my prison cell I sit,
thinking, Dmother, dear, of Ayou,
and our bright and happy home so far aEway
And my Aeyes they fill with tears,
'spite of Dall that I can Ado,
though I try to cheer my Ecomrades and be Agay. 
ATramp! Tramp! Tramp!
The boys are marching;
Echeer up, Acomrades, they will Ecome.
And beAneath the starry flag
we shall Dbreathe the air aAgain
Of the Dfree land in Eour own beloved Ahome.
AIn the battle front we stood,
when their Dfiercest charge they Amade,
and they swept us off a hundred men or Emore
But beAfore we reached their lines,
they were Dbeaten back, disAmayed,
and we heard the cry of Evict'ry o'er and Ao'er.
ATramp! Tramp! Tramp!
The boys are marching;
Echeer up, Acomrades, they will Ecome.
And beAneath the starry flag
we shall Dbreathe the air aAgain
Of the Dfree land in Eour own beloved Ahome.
ASo within the prison cell,
we are Dwaiting for the Aday,
that shall come to open wide the iron Edoor
And the Ahollow eye grows bright,
and the Dpoor heart almost Agay,
as we think of seeing Ehome and friends once Amore.
ATramp! Tramp! Tramp!
The boys are marching;
Echeer up, Acomrades, they will Ecome.
And beAneath the starry flag
we shall Dbreathe the air aAgain
Of the Dfree land in Eour own beloved Ahome.
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Tramp Tramp Tramp

by George F. Root

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Tramp, Tramp, Tramp chords

George F. Root (1864)

In my prison cell I sit,

D A

thinking, mother, dear, of you,

and our bright and happy home so far away

And my eyes they fill with tears,

D A

'spite of all that I can do,

E A

though I try to cheer my comrades and be gay.

Tramp! Tramp! Tramp!

The boys are marching;

E A E

cheer up, comrades, they will come.

And beneath the starry flag

D A

we shall breathe the air again

D E A

Of the free land in our own beloved home.

In the battle front we stood,

D A

when their fiercest charge they made,

and they swept us off a hundred men or more

But before we reached their lines,

D A

they were beaten back, dismayed,

E A

and we heard the cry of vict'ry o'er and o'er.

Tramp! Tramp! Tramp!

The boys are marching;

E A E

cheer up, comrades, they will come.

And beneath the starry flag

D A

we shall breathe the air again

D E A

Of the free land in our own beloved home.

So within the prison cell,

D A

we are waiting for the day,

that shall come to open wide the iron door

And the hollow eye grows bright,

D A

and the poor heart almost gay,

E A

as we think of seeing home and friends once more.

Tramp! Tramp! Tramp!

The boys are marching;

E A E

cheer up, comrades, they will come.

And beneath the starry flag

D A

we shall breathe the air again

D E A

Of the free land in our own beloved home.

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