Tripper

Tab By Conor MacIntyre conor_111@hotmail.com C Am 'Twas a brisk autumn day they remember it well F C Tripper went strolling along Am He was merely a boy his mom's pride and joy C F So sure he could do no wrong C Am Running down to the river then up by the tracks C F Pretending he was Jesse James Am C F With his father's old hat, a stick for a gun C G C Tripper walked home in the rain C Such a glorious sight Am Fresh flowers in bloom F C In the spring when the ice takes to thaw Am But it's a rough wretched road a man has to go C F Living outside of the law C Am For a dark dirty cell was Tripper's own hell C F Survival was his battle cry Am C F If drinking don't kill me or a villainous gun C G C He said I'll live 'til I die Chorus: Em Am Mother dear I'm in trouble here F C Far away in the distant West Em Am I've laid down on stony ground F G I'm not feeling all the best C Am Cold wind on the river and rain on the road F C Every light in the house burning strong Am Somebody's saying a sad rosary C F Wondering where Tripper went wrong C Am 'Cause he met his own maker to a grim undertaker C F Took a knife too deep in the lung Am C F In a dim parking lot his very last thoughts C G C Were the days he went strolling along Chorus: Em Am Mother dear I'm in trouble here F C Far away in the distant West Em Am I've laid down on stony ground F G I'm not feeling all the best C Am 'Twas a brisk autumn day they remember it well C G C Tripper went strolling along