Tonart: B major•
Intro 1
B
G#
F#
E
D#
G#
C#
F#
Verse 1
B
dusty attic of a tenement house
F#
G#
C#
I happened to wander one day
F#
And there on the rafters
B
'neath shavings and chips
F#
C#
A drunkard's poor little boy lay
F#
Verse 2
B
Oh why are you lying up here in the cold
C#m
F#
B
What makes you lie on this hard bed
E
My father's a drunkard and
B
F#
G#
he beat me today
C#
F#
B
My darling old mother is dead
Verse 3
B
from father and please sir,
don't tell
F#
G#
C#
He beat me 'cause I would not steal
F#
B
He said he would kill me the next I failed
F#
C#
And I'm so afraid sir, he will
F#
Verse 4
B
I'm leaving you here, son, I sadly replied
F#
B
But I will be back right away
E
But when I returned to the
B
A#m
F#
G#
at tic I found
Verse 5
C#
F#
B
That Jesus had been there that day
Verse 6
and the shavings
F#
G#
C#
And the little boy lie on his bed
F#
With tears on his cheeks and
F#
C#
The poor little fellow was dead
F#
Verse 7
B
A picture of mother lay close to his heart
F#
B
A faint little note by his head
B
A#m
G#
my eyes filled with tears
C#
F#
For these were the words that I read
B
Verse 8
F#
B
I'm hiding with Jesus across the divide
F#
G#
C#
With dear mother forever I'll dwell
F#
And thank you dear mister
B
for your kindness to me
F#
C#
And now it's alright if you tell
F#
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