O.C. Smith - Son Of Hickory Hollers Tramp

      Son of Hickory Holler's Tramp:O.C. Smith.
#2 in UK and #40 on BB Hot 100 on
COLUMBIA Records in 1968.

INTRO: Gb B D B Am Gb B Bm B Gm

CHORUS:
        Gb
Oh, the path was deep and wide from footsteps 
E              B
leading to our cabin.
E                    Gb               B
Above the door there burned a scarlet lamp.
    Gb                                   E
And late at night a hand would knock and there 
              B
would stand a stranger.
     E              Gb               D    B  D  B
Yes, I'm the son of Hickory Holler's tramp.

#1.
B                              E
Yeah, the weeds were high, the corn was dry when 
B
daddy took to drinking.
E             B                       Gb
Him and Sally Walker, they up and ran away.
     E                            B
Then Momma shed a silent tear and promised fourteen 
            E                 B     Gb     B
children..I swear youll never see a hungry day.

#2.
B          Abm  E                    B
When Momma sacrificed her pride, the neighbours 

started talking.
    E                B
But we were much too young to understand the things 
     Gb
they said.
Dbm           E               B
All we really cared about was Momma's chicken and 

dumplings.
      E                B       Gb      B   D E B
And a goodnight kiss before we went to bed.

CHORUS:
        Gb
Oh, the path was deep and wide from footsteps 
E              B
leading to our cabin.
E                    Gb               B
Above the door there burned a scarlet lamp.
    Gb                                   E
And late at night a hand would knock and there 
              B
would stand a stranger.
     E              Gb               B.....Db Bbm7
Yes, I'm the son of Hickory Holler's tramp.

#3.
Db                  Gb          Db
When Daddy left and destitution came upon our family.
Gb                Db                            Ab
Not one neighbour volunteered to lend a helping hand.
         Gb                               Db
So, just let em gossip all they want, she loved us, 

and she raised us.
    Gb                Db     Ab         Db
The proof is standing here a full grown man.

#4.
Db                                Ab
Last summer Momma passed away and left the ones who 
Db
loved her.
Db                              Gb                 Ab
Each and every one is more than grateful for their birth.
         Gb                        Db
And each Sunday she receives a big bouquet of fourteen 
              Gb                   Db       Ab     Db
roses..with a card that reads, The Greatest Mom on Earth!

CHORUS:
        Ab
Oh, the path was deep and wide from footsteps 
Gb             Db
leading to our cabin.
Gb                   Ab               Db
Above the door there burned a scarlet lamp.
    Ab                                   Gb
And late at night a hand would knock and there 
              Db
would stand a stranger.
     Gb             Ab               Db   Gb Db 
Yes, I'm the son of Hickory Holler's tramp.

OUTRO:
        Ab
Oh, the path was deep and wide from footsteps 
Gb             Db
leading to our cabin.
Gb                   Ab               Db
Above the door there burned a scarlet lamp..(Fade.)



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