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Version 1 Version 2I just can't believe that I can't find this anywhere, it's an amazing song. E-mail me with corrections or comments: [Intro] D A D G D A D A D D A D I was talking to a swaggy yesterday G D His beard was long his hair was silver grey A D His dress was out of style but he wore a friendly smile E7 A D And here is what the old man had to say D A D “You may think me most unusual my boy G D When I tell you straight that I am stony broke A D I tramp from year to year and I’ll drink all kinds of beer A D But I like to have good 'baccy when I smoke" D A D Now I’ll show you this here old terbacco tin G D The paint is gone the sides are dinted in A D But it’s opened many a bottle in its wild and chequered life A D And to me it has always been a friend [Yodel] D A D G D A D A D D A D I one time had a wife and everything A D But a stranger came and soon we were apart A D So I left my friends and home and I hit the road to roam A D But nicotine has mended my old heart D A D I’ve got no use for money in my life G D You strive and struggle till it gets you down A D I tramp until I lag and then I’ll drop my swag A D And I’ll sit and smoke and watch the world go 'round D A D When finally I reach the golden gates G D They say St Peter he’s a decent bloke A D If I’m taken with the blessed this will be my last request A D I must have good terbaccy when I smoke D A D Yes I was talking to that swaggy yesterday G D And what he told me I’ll remember clear A D Trampin’ out there with the breeze happy as the birds and bees A D And I reckon that he has the right idea. [Yodel] D A D G D A D A D