A Drunkards Child --- Jimmy Rogers 1930 Chords
Tempo:
143.3 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
A
D
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A] [C] [G]
[A] [C] Eee-oo-dee-dee-dee-oh, [D] dee-oh-dee [Am]-dee-hee, [G] dee-oh-dee-hee, dee [C]-oh-dee-dee-hee.
My father is a drunkard, my mother, [Em] she [A] [G] is dead,
and I am just an orphan child, no place to [A] [Bm] lay [C] my head.
All through this world I wonder, they drive me from [F] their door.
Someday [E] I'll [C] find a welcome [G] on heaven's [C] golden shore.
Now if to me you'll listen, I'll tell a [B] [A] [G] story sad.
Our drinking rum and the gambling hell hath stowed [C#]
away [C] my dad.
My mother is in heaven, where God and the [F] angels smile,
and now I [G] know [C] she's watching [G] a lonely [C] orphan child.
Eee-oo-dee-dee-dee-oh, [D] dee-oh-dee-dee-hee, [G] dee-oh-dee-hee, dee [C]-oh-dee-dee-hee.
We all were once so happy and had a [B] [A] happy [G] home,
till dead he went to drinking rum and then [A] he [Em] [C] gambled some.
He left my darling mother, she died of a broken [F]
heart,
and as I [D] tell [C] my story I [G] see your tears [C] drop start.
Don't weep for me and mother, although [B] I [A] know it [G] is sad,
but try to get someone to cheer and save my [A] poor [C] lonely dad.
I'm awful cold and hungry, she closed her eyes [F] and sighed,
then those who [Em] [D] heard [C] her story [G] knew the orphan child [C] had died.
Eee-oo-dee-dee-dee-oh, [Am] [D] dee-oh-dee-dee-hee, [G] dee-oh-dee-hee, dee [C]-oh-dee-hee.
[N]
[A] [C] Eee-oo-dee-dee-dee-oh, [D] dee-oh-dee [Am]-dee-hee, [G] dee-oh-dee-hee, dee [C]-oh-dee-dee-hee.
My father is a drunkard, my mother, [Em] she [A] [G] is dead,
and I am just an orphan child, no place to [A] [Bm] lay [C] my head.
All through this world I wonder, they drive me from [F] their door.
Someday [E] I'll [C] find a welcome [G] on heaven's [C] golden shore.
Now if to me you'll listen, I'll tell a [B] [A] [G] story sad.
Our drinking rum and the gambling hell hath stowed [C#]
away [C] my dad.
My mother is in heaven, where God and the [F] angels smile,
and now I [G] know [C] she's watching [G] a lonely [C] orphan child.
Eee-oo-dee-dee-dee-oh, [D] dee-oh-dee-dee-hee, [G] dee-oh-dee-hee, dee [C]-oh-dee-dee-hee.
We all were once so happy and had a [B] [A] happy [G] home,
till dead he went to drinking rum and then [A] he [Em] [C] gambled some.
He left my darling mother, she died of a broken [F]
heart,
and as I [D] tell [C] my story I [G] see your tears [C] drop start.
Don't weep for me and mother, although [B] I [A] know it [G] is sad,
but try to get someone to cheer and save my [A] poor [C] lonely dad.
I'm awful cold and hungry, she closed her eyes [F] and sighed,
then those who [Em] [D] heard [C] her story [G] knew the orphan child [C] had died.
Eee-oo-dee-dee-dee-oh, [Am] [D] dee-oh-dee-dee-hee, [G] dee-oh-dee-hee, dee [C]-oh-dee-hee.
[N]
Key:
C
G
A
D
F
C
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A
[A] _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _
[A] _ [C] _ _ _ Eee-oo-dee-dee-dee-oh, [D] dee-oh-dee [Am]-dee-hee, _ _ _ [G] dee-oh-dee-hee, dee [C]-oh-dee-dee-hee.
_ My _ father _ is a _ drunkard, _ my mother, [Em] she [A] [G] is _ dead,
_ _ and I am just an orphan child, no place to [A] [Bm] lay [C] my head.
_ _ All through this world I wonder, _ _ they _ drive me from [F] their door. _
_ _ _ Someday [E] I'll [C] find a welcome _ _ _ [G] on _ heaven's [C] golden shore. _
_ _ Now if to me you'll listen, _ _ _ I'll tell a [B] _ [A] [G] story sad. _
Our _ drinking rum and the gambling hell hath stowed _ [C#]
away [C] my _ dad. _
My mother _ _ is in heaven, _ _ where God and the _ [F] angels _ smile, _
and now I [G] know [C] she's watching _ _ [G] a lonely _ [C] orphan _ child. _ _
Eee-oo-dee-dee-dee-oh, [D] dee-oh-dee-dee-hee, _ _ _ [G] dee-oh-dee-hee, dee [C]-oh-dee-dee-hee.
_ We all were once so happy _ _ and had a [B] [A] happy [G] _ home,
_ _ till dead he went to drinking _ rum and then [A] he [Em] [C] gambled some. _
_ He left my _ darling mother, _ _ she died of a broken [F] _ _ _
heart,
and as I [D] tell [C] my story _ I [G] see your tears [C] drop _ start.
_ Don't weep for me and mother, _ _ _ although _ [B] I [A] know it [G] is _ sad, _
but try to get _ someone to cheer and save my [A] poor [C] lonely dad. _ _ _
I'm _ awful cold and hungry, _ _ she closed her eyes [F] and _ _ _ sighed,
then those who [Em] [D] heard [C] her story _ _ [G] knew the orphan child [C] had _ _ died. _
Eee-oo-dee-dee-dee-oh, [Am] [D] dee-oh-dee-dee-hee, _ _ _ [G] dee-oh-dee-hee, dee [C]-oh-dee-hee. _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _
[A] _ [C] _ _ _ Eee-oo-dee-dee-dee-oh, [D] dee-oh-dee [Am]-dee-hee, _ _ _ [G] dee-oh-dee-hee, dee [C]-oh-dee-dee-hee.
_ My _ father _ is a _ drunkard, _ my mother, [Em] she [A] [G] is _ dead,
_ _ and I am just an orphan child, no place to [A] [Bm] lay [C] my head.
_ _ All through this world I wonder, _ _ they _ drive me from [F] their door. _
_ _ _ Someday [E] I'll [C] find a welcome _ _ _ [G] on _ heaven's [C] golden shore. _
_ _ Now if to me you'll listen, _ _ _ I'll tell a [B] _ [A] [G] story sad. _
Our _ drinking rum and the gambling hell hath stowed _ [C#]
away [C] my _ dad. _
My mother _ _ is in heaven, _ _ where God and the _ [F] angels _ smile, _
and now I [G] know [C] she's watching _ _ [G] a lonely _ [C] orphan _ child. _ _
Eee-oo-dee-dee-dee-oh, [D] dee-oh-dee-dee-hee, _ _ _ [G] dee-oh-dee-hee, dee [C]-oh-dee-dee-hee.
_ We all were once so happy _ _ and had a [B] [A] happy [G] _ home,
_ _ till dead he went to drinking _ rum and then [A] he [Em] [C] gambled some. _
_ He left my _ darling mother, _ _ she died of a broken [F] _ _ _
heart,
and as I [D] tell [C] my story _ I [G] see your tears [C] drop _ start.
_ Don't weep for me and mother, _ _ _ although _ [B] I [A] know it [G] is _ sad, _
but try to get _ someone to cheer and save my [A] poor [C] lonely dad. _ _ _
I'm _ awful cold and hungry, _ _ she closed her eyes [F] and _ _ _ sighed,
then those who [Em] [D] heard [C] her story _ _ [G] knew the orphan child [C] had _ _ died. _
Eee-oo-dee-dee-dee-oh, [Am] [D] dee-oh-dee-dee-hee, _ _ _ [G] dee-oh-dee-hee, dee [C]-oh-dee-hee. _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _