Chords for Wilma Lee Cooper - The Tramp On The Street (c.1953).
Tempo:
79.65 bpm
Chords used:
B
E
F#
A
C#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[B] Only a train called [E] Placer's Sad Day
He [F#] who lay down at the rich [B] man's gate
He begged for the crumbs of the rich [A] man to [E] eat
He was [B] only a tramp that [C#m] stood on [B] the street
He was the mother's darling, he was the [E] mother's [A]
[E] son
[F#] Once he was fair and [D#m] once [B] he was young
The mother brought him her darling [E] to sleep
They [B] left him to die like [F#] a tramp [B] on the [G#m] street
[B] [E] [B] [F#] [B]
Jesus who died on [E] Calvary Street
Shed his [F#] last blood for you [B] and for me
They pierced his eyes, his [E] hands and his feet
They left [B] him to die [F#] like a tramp on [B] the street
He was Mary's own darling, he was God's [E] chosen son
Once he [F#] was fair and [B] once he was young
Mary she brought him her [E] darling to sleep
They left [B] him to die [F#] like a tramp on the [B] street
[N]
He [F#] who lay down at the rich [B] man's gate
He begged for the crumbs of the rich [A] man to [E] eat
He was [B] only a tramp that [C#m] stood on [B] the street
He was the mother's darling, he was the [E] mother's [A]
[E] son
[F#] Once he was fair and [D#m] once [B] he was young
The mother brought him her darling [E] to sleep
They [B] left him to die like [F#] a tramp [B] on the [G#m] street
[B] [E] [B] [F#] [B]
Jesus who died on [E] Calvary Street
Shed his [F#] last blood for you [B] and for me
They pierced his eyes, his [E] hands and his feet
They left [B] him to die [F#] like a tramp on [B] the street
He was Mary's own darling, he was God's [E] chosen son
Once he [F#] was fair and [B] once he was young
Mary she brought him her [E] darling to sleep
They left [B] him to die [F#] like a tramp on the [B] street
[N]
Key:
B
E
F#
A
C#m
B
E
F#
[B] _ _ _ _ _ Only a train called [E] Placer's Sad Day _
He [F#] who lay down at the rich [B] man's gate
_ He begged for the crumbs of the rich [A] man to [E] eat
_ He was [B] only a tramp that [C#m] stood on [B] the street
He was the mother's darling, he was the [E] mother's [A] _
[E] son
[F#] Once he was fair and [D#m] once [B] he was young
_ The mother brought him her darling [E] to _ sleep
They [B] left him to die like [F#] a tramp [B] on the [G#m] street
[B] _ _ [E] _ [B] _ _ _ [F#] _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ Jesus who died on [E] Calvary Street _
Shed his [F#] last blood for you [B] and for me
They pierced his eyes, his [E] hands and his feet
They left [B] him to die [F#] like a tramp on [B] the street
_ He was Mary's own darling, he was God's [E] chosen _ son
Once he [F#] was fair and [B] once he was _ young
_ Mary she brought him her [E] darling to sleep
They left [B] him to die [F#] like a tramp on the [B] street _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
He [F#] who lay down at the rich [B] man's gate
_ He begged for the crumbs of the rich [A] man to [E] eat
_ He was [B] only a tramp that [C#m] stood on [B] the street
He was the mother's darling, he was the [E] mother's [A] _
[E] son
[F#] Once he was fair and [D#m] once [B] he was young
_ The mother brought him her darling [E] to _ sleep
They [B] left him to die like [F#] a tramp [B] on the [G#m] street
[B] _ _ [E] _ [B] _ _ _ [F#] _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ Jesus who died on [E] Calvary Street _
Shed his [F#] last blood for you [B] and for me
They pierced his eyes, his [E] hands and his feet
They left [B] him to die [F#] like a tramp on [B] the street
_ He was Mary's own darling, he was God's [E] chosen _ son
Once he [F#] was fair and [B] once he was _ young
_ Mary she brought him her [E] darling to sleep
They left [B] him to die [F#] like a tramp on the [B] street _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _