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Tricky Dicky

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The chord marked () is a passing chord that may be omitted.
[Introduction]
 EI know the chicks back home are going to jump and shout 
  AWhen they hear old Tricky Dicky busted Eout 
[Verse 1]
EThe guard he was a-sleeping in the noonday sun now
AFlies were a-buzzin' all around his Ewo-hah rabbit gun 
EI slipped down off the rockpile I was a-working on now
AWhen that guard woke up, well I was Ewo- hah up and gone 
EYeah, yeah, yeah
[chorus]
                    E(   A)  E  
Tricky Dicky he's done broke out
                    E(   A)  E  
Tricky Dicky he's done broke out
                    E(   A)  E  
Tricky Dicky he's done broke out
  GGonna tell Miss Lucy Brown 
  BTricky Dicky's a-comin' to town 
[Verse 2]
EI headed for the river, I was a movin' jack now
AThe sheriff and his dog were breathin' Ewo-hah down my back 
EThat river sure was muddy and it sure was wide 
I Aleft it when I saw them on the Ewo-hah other side 
EYeah, yeah, yeah
[Chorus]
                    E(   A)  E  
Tricky Dicky he's done broke out
                    E(   A)  E  
Tricky Dicky he's done broke out
                    E(   A)  E  
Tricky Dicky he's done broke out
GGonna tell old Sally Black 
 BTricky Dicky's comin' back ay yay 
[Guitar Break -chorus style]
 E   A    EX3
 GTricky Dear you know it's true 
 BI sit here just a-waitin' for you 
[Verse 3]
EWell I met a gal who saw me and she gave me a shout
I Athought it wouldn't hurt much if I Ewo-hah, stopped an hour 
EShe sat me on the sofa and she brought me a glass of gin 
AShe got me stoned, and she telephoned she Ewo-hah, turned me in 
[Chorus]
                    E(   A)  E  
Tricky Dicky he's done broke out
                    E(   A)  E  
Tricky Dicky he's done broke out
                    E(   A)  E  
Tricky Dicky he's done broke out
 GAll the girls gonna weep and wail
 BTricky Dicky's back in jail 
EHey hey, hey hey
[Outro guitar]
G A B E

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Tricky Dicky

by The Searchers

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

The chord marked () is a passing chord that may be omitted.

[Introduction]

I know the chicks back home are going to jump and shout

A E

When they hear old Tricky Dicky busted out

[Verse 1]

The guard he was a-sleeping in the noonday sun now

A E

Flies were a-buzzin' all around his wo-hah rabbit gun

I slipped down off the rockpile I was a-working on now

A E

When that guard woke up, well I was wo- hah up and gone

Yeah, yeah, yeah

[chorus]

E A E

( )

Tricky Dicky he's done broke out

E A E

( )

Tricky Dicky he's done broke out

E A E

( )

Tricky Dicky he's done broke out

Gonna tell Miss Lucy Brown

Tricky Dicky's a-comin' to town

[Verse 2]

I headed for the river, I was a movin' jack now

A E

The sheriff and his dog were breathin' wo-hah down my back

That river sure was muddy and it sure was wide

A E

I left it when I saw them on the wo-hah other side

Yeah, yeah, yeah

[Chorus]

E A E

( )

Tricky Dicky he's done broke out

E A E

( )

Tricky Dicky he's done broke out

E A E

( )

Tricky Dicky he's done broke out

Gonna tell old Sally Black

Tricky Dicky's comin' back ay yay

[Guitar Break -chorus style]

E A E

Tricky Dear you know it's true

I sit here just a-waitin' for you

[Verse 3]

Well I met a gal who saw me and she gave me a shout

A E

I thought it wouldn't hurt much if I wo-hah, stopped an hour

She sat me on the sofa and she brought me a glass of gin

A E

She got me stoned, and she telephoned she wo-hah, turned me in

[Chorus]

E A E

( )

Tricky Dicky he's done broke out

E A E

( )

Tricky Dicky he's done broke out

E A E

( )

Tricky Dicky he's done broke out

All the girls gonna weep and wail

Tricky Dicky's back in jail

Hey hey, hey hey

[Outro guitar]

G A B E

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