Tricky Dicky chords by The Searchers

The chord marked () is a passing chord that may be omitted.

Introduction:

E
 I know the chicks back home are going to jump and shout
A                    E
 When they hear old Tricky Dicky busted out

Verse 1:
E
The guard he was a-sleeping in the noonday sun now
A                  E
Flies were a-buzzin' all around his wo-hah rabbit gun
E
I slipped down off the rockpile I was a-working on now
A                  E
When that guard woke up, well I was wo- hah up and gone
E

Yeah, yeah, yeah

chorus:
E          (A ) E
Tricky Dicky he's done broke out
E          (A ) E
Tricky Dicky he's done broke out
E          (A ) E
Tricky Dicky he's done broke out
G
 Gonna tell Miss Lucy Brown
B
 Tricky Dicky's a-comin' to town

Verse 2:
E
I headed for the river, I was a movin' jack now
A                   E
The sheriff and his dog were breathin' wo-hah down my back
E
That river sure was muddy and it sure was wide
 A               E
I left it when I saw them on the wo-hah other side
E
Yeah, yeah, yeah

Chorus:
E          (A ) E
Tricky Dicky he's done broke out
E          (A ) E
Tricky Dicky he's done broke out
E          (A ) E
Tricky Dicky he's done broke out
G
Gonna tell old Sally Black
B
 Tricky Dicky's comin' back ay yay

Guitar Break -chorus style:

E A E X3

G
 Tricky Dear you know it's true
B
 I sit here just a-waitin' for you

Verse 3:
E
Well I met a gal who saw me and she gave me a shout
 A                 E
I thought it wouldn't hurt much if I wo-hah, stopped an hour
E
She sat me on the sofa and she brought me a glass of gin
A                     E
She got me stoned, and she telephoned she wo-hah, turned me in

Chorus:
E          (A ) E
Tricky Dicky he's done broke out
E          (A ) E
Tricky Dicky he's done broke out
E          (A ) E
Tricky Dicky he's done broke out
G
 All the girls gonna weep and wail
B
 Tricky Dicky's back in jail
E
Hey hey, hey hey

Outro guitar:

G A B E