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Son Hickory Hollars Tramp  Merle Haggard



[C]  [F]  [G]   chorus
[C]Oh the p[G]ath was deep and wide from footsteps l[F]eading
to our c[C]abin and a[F]bove the door there [G]burned a scarlet
[C]Lamp and l[G]ate at night a hand would knock and [F]there
would stand a s[C]tranger Yes i[F]'m the son of h[G]ickory
hollars T[C]ramp.
Verse 1
[C]Well the corn was dry and the [F]weeds were high when
[G]daddy took to d[C]rinkin, [F]him and lucy [C]walker they took
up and ran a[G]way m[C]omma cried a t[F]ear then she p[G]romised
14 ch[C]ildren i [F]swear you'll never [G]see a hungry d[C]ay.
[C]when momma sacrif[F]iced her pride the n[G]eighbors started
[C]talkin, but [F]i was much too [C]young to understand the
things they s[G]aid, t[C]he thing that mattered [F]most of all
was m[G]omma's chicken n [C]dumplins and that g[F]oodnight kiss
bef[G]ore we went to b[C]ed.
Repeat Chorus
[C]when daddy left then d[F]estitution [G]came upon our [C]family
[F]not one neighbor [C]volunteered to give a helpin h[G]and
[C]so let em gossip [F]all They want she l[G]oved us and she
[C]raised us the t[F]ruth is standing h[G]ere a full grown [C]man.
[C]last summer momma [F]passed away and l[G]eft the ones who
[C]loved her, [F]each and everyo[C]ne is more than greatful for
their b[G]irth, e[C]ach sunday she [F]recieves a fresh boque[G]t
of fourteen rose[C]s, and a [F]card that reads the g[G]reatest
mom on eart[C]h.
Repeat Chorus

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