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Saddle Tramp Philosopher chords by
Waddie Mitchell
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Key: Db major•
Verse 1
F
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Am
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We

were

branding Zaga's cattle

at Frost Canyon in the spring
Am
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F
F

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when neighboring with each other

was still such a normal thing
G
G

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F
F

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that a fellow never realized
Gm
Gm
3

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that the use of this practical tool
G
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in twenty years would be an exception
Dm
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F
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and not the common rule.
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The wives were all at the cabin visiting
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Gm
Gm
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an d cooking a feast

that'd be served up on long
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F

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tables with benches

when the sun had moved from the east.
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G

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Everyone else was down at the trap
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G

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Gm
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3

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F
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in the dust and the wind and the sun,
G
G

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in unwashed Levi's
Gm
Gm
3

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G
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and sweat -stained hats,
F
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teaching me work can be fun.
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Eb
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From the west, a rider came,

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leading a packhorse

towards camp.
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Dad put his hand on my shoulder
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Eb
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and said, son, there's a last saddle tramp.
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Well, to the mind of this 13 -year -old,
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Eb
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that was romantic as hell.
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Am
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He rode up to the herd
G
G

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to visit with Fred,

and I learned his
Em
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name was Thomas O'Dell.
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He asked Fred permission
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F

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to camp a few days,
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rest his horses,

mend a sawbuck.
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He's told he's welcome.
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There's grain in the barn,

and well,
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we'd soon all be sent to Chuck.

Well, we had finished the branding
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and had washed at the creek

and was hunting some shade

and a drink
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when Tom yelled out loud, Fred,

your outhouse is locked.

And then just stood there
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and squinted and blinked.

Well, Fred pulled out a key,

threw it to Tom.
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He said, you know, vandals,

insurance and such.

They broke all the dishes.

They've shot out her phone.
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F
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We just can't be here that much."
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But Tom wasn't about to let this thing drop.
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He kept standing there
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blinking his eyes.

I recognize now,

that's the cue that he gives,
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F
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just be fore he philosophizes.
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He said, Fred, my granddaddy,

Lord rest his soul,
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Am
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took a homestead in what's

now Arkansas.
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And the first thing he done

was to dig a deep hole

and take some lumber
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he'd cut from the raw
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and built him a three -holer privy,

one that'd stand through the good
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times and bad.

And for thirty years, Fred,
Gm
Gm
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G
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he never locked the door once.
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Then he turned the place
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over to Dad.
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Then through the Depression,

Dad raised us kids.
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There's times we
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G
G

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didn't have a dime. time.
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But unlocked it stood there,

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G

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through famine and flood,
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F

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even through Green Apple time.
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F

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Now my brother runs that outfitting house

for thirty years,

and that outhouse is still used regular,
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unlocked, I have little fear.
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About now, Fred says, Tom,

don't you see it's really not that big a deal,

it's just that these van
F
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dals from town'll

tear up anything that ain't handy to steal.
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But Tom just kept squintin' and blankin'
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and scratchin' his head neath his hat.

We were all on our toes to hear what he'd say next,

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and he's relishin' that.
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And he looked at the ground

he'd been towin',

said, Fred, I'd bet my good
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horseshoe and anvil

that in the seventy -five years

that that outhouse has stood there,

no one ever stole as much as one handful.

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • F

  • Am

  • G

  • Gm

    3

  • Dm

  • Eb

    6

  • Em

Capo: 1

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The original key of Saddle Tramp Philosopher by Waddie Mitchell is Db major.

The primary chords used in Saddle Tramp Philosopher are Gb, Bbm, Ab, Abm, Ebm, Fb.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 1 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Gb, Bbm, Ab, Abm, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Saddle Tramp Philosopher is approximately 32 beats per minute.

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