The Drunkard's Son
The Drunkard's Son

The Drunkard's Son easy guitar chords by Hank Snow

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Fret 4

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    • Intro 1

    Verse 1
    In 
    an 
    old 

    dusty 
    attic 
    of 
    a 
    tenement 
    house 

    I 
    happened 
    to 
    wander 
    one 
    day 

    And 
    there 
    on 
    the 
    rafters 

    'neath 
    shavings 
    and 
    chips 

    A 
    drunk
    ard's 
    poor 
    little 
    boy 
    lay 

    Verse 2

    Oh 
    why 
    are 
    you 
    lying 
    up 
    here 
    in 
    the cold 

    What 
    makes 
    you 
    lie 
    on 
    this 
    hard 
    bed 

    My 
    father's 
    a 
    drunkard 
    and 

    he 
    beat 
    me 
    today 

    My 
    darling 
    old 
    mother 
    is 
    dead 

    I'm 
    hiding 
    Verse 3
    from 
    father 
    and 
    please 
    sir, 

    don't 
    tell 

    He 
    beat 
    me 
    'cause 
    I 
    would 
    not 
    steal 

    He 
    said 
    he 
    would 
    kill 
    me 
    the 
    nex
    t 
    I 
    failed 

    And 
    I'm 
    so 
    afraid 
    sir, 
    he 
    will 

    Verse 4

    I'm 
    leaving 
    you 
    here, 
    son, 
    I 
    sadly 
    replied 

    But 
    I 
    will 
    be 
    back 
    right 
    away 

    But 
    when 
    I 
    returned 
    to 
    the 

    at
    tic 
    I 
    found 

    Verse 5
    That 
    Jesus 
    had 
    been 
    there 
    that 
    day 

    The 
    chips 
    Verse 6
    and 
    the shavings 

    were 
    there 
    as 
    before 

    And 
    the 
    little 
    boy 
    lie 
    on 
    his 
    bed 

    With 
    tears 
    on 
    his 
    cheeks 
    and 

    his 
    hand
    s at 
    his 
    side 

    The 
    poor 
    little 
    fellow 
    was 
    dead 

    Verse 7

    A 
    picture 
    of 
    mother 
    lay 
    close 
    to 
    his 
    heart 

    A 
    faint 
    little 
    note 
    by 
    his 
    head 

    As 
    I 
    opened 
    the 
    paper, 

    my 
    eye
    s 
    filled 
    with 
    tears 

    For 
    these 
    were 
    the 
    words 
    that 
    I 
    read 

    Verse 8

    I'm 
    hiding 
    with 
    Jesus 
    across 
    the 
    divide 

    With 
    dear 
    mother 
    forever 
    I'll 
    dwell 

    And 
    thank 
    you 
    dear 
    mister 

    for 
    your 
    kindness 
    to 
    me 

    And 
    now 
    it's 
    al
    right 
    if 
    you 
    tell 


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