Tripper
Jimmy RankinVersion1
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'Twas a brisk autumn day they remember it well
Tripper went strolling along
He was merely a boy his mom's pride and joy
So sure he could do no wrong
Running down to the river then up by the tracks
Pretending he was Jesse James
With his father's old hat, a stick for a gun
Tripper walked home in the rain
Such a glorious sight
Fresh flowers in bloom
In the spring when the ice takes to thaw
But it's a rough wretched road a man has to go
Living outside of the law
For a dark dirty cell was Tripper's own hell
Survival was his battle cry
If drinking don't kill me or a villainous gun
He said I'll live 'til I die
Mother dear I'm in trouble here
Far away in the distant West
I've laid down on stony ground
I'm not feeling all the best
Cold wind on the river and rain on the road
Every light in the house burning strong
Somebody's saying a sad rosary
Wondering where Tripper went wrong
'Cause he met his own maker to a grim undertaker
Took a knife too deep in the lung
In a dim parking lot his very last thoughts
Were the days he went strolling along
Mother dear I'm in trouble here
Far away in the distant West
I've laid down on stony ground
I'm not feeling all the best
'Twas a brisk autumn day they remember it well
Tripper went strolling along
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Readable chord sheet for Tripper by Jimmy Rankin
'Twas a [C]brisk autumn day they [Am]remember it well [F]Tripper went strolling [C]along He was merely a boy his [Am]mom's pride and joy So [C]sure he could do no[F] wrong Running [C]down to the river then [Am]up by the tracks [C]Pretending he was Jesse[F] James With his [Am]father's old hat, a [C]stick for a [F]gun [C] Tripper walked [G]home in the [C]rain Such a [C]glorious sight Fresh [Am]flowers in bloom In the [F]spring when the ice takes to [C]thaw But it's a rough wretched road a [Am]man has to go [C]Living outside of the [F]law For a [C]dark dirty cell was [Am]Tripper's own hell [C]Survival was his battle [F]cry If [Am]drinking don't kill me or a [C]villainous [F]gun [C]He said I'll [G]live 'til I [C]die [Em]Mother dear I'm in [Am]trouble here Far [F]away in the distant [C]West [Em]I've laid down on [Am]stony ground I'm not [F]feeling all the [G]best [C]Cold wind on the river and [Am]rain on the road Every [F]light in the house burning [C]strong Somebody's saying a [Am]sad rosary [C]Wondering where Tripper went [F]wrong 'Cause he [C]met his own maker to a [Am]grim undertaker Took a [C]knife too deep in the [F]lung In a [Am]dim parking lot his [C]very last [F]thoughts Were the [C]days he went [G]strolling [C]along [Em]Mother dear I'm in [Am]trouble here Far [F]away in the distant [C]West [Em]I've laid down on [Am]stony ground I'm not [F]feeling all the [G]best 'Twas a [C]brisk autumn day they [Am]remember it well [C]Tripper went [G]strolling [C]along