Transportation chords by Show Of Hands

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 2nd

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Verse 1:
D MajorD            A augmentedA
I've twenty five acres, enough for my needs
E minorEm             G+G
But it's other men's cattle I'll water and feed
D MajorD             A augmentedA
One day I will pay for this life that I lead
E minorEm          G+G
I'm a thief from the edge of the moor


Verse 2:
D MajorD            A augmentedA
My uncle and me got it down to an art
E minorEm           G+G
We set out for stealing not long after dark
D MajorD                 A augmentedA
For the fields and the farms where it's easy to park
E minorEm         G+G
And the way back to home is secure

Verse 3:
D MajorD               A augmentedA
One cold winter's night after Tavistock Fair
E minorEm               G+G
Stolen sheep in our trailer and rain in the air
D MajorD               A augmentedA
I felt the flat tyre and I reached for the spare
E minorEm        G+G
By the side of the A38


Verse 4:
D MajorD                  A augmentedA
But the bolts on the wheel must have rusted in place
E minorEm             G+G
I'm under the Landy with spray in my face
D MajorD               A augmentedA
And less than an hour to get out of that place
E minorEm          G+G
Cursing our bad luck and fate


Chorus:
A augmentedA              D MajorD
There's no transportation down under
E minorEm             G+G
No gallows in the old County jail
A augmentedA               D MajorD
At best in the morning, we're fined with a warning
 G+G               A augmentedA
At worst in the evening, we're back out on bail

Verse 5:
D MajorD                  A augmentedA
And then I saw in the distance this flashing blue light
E minorEm                 G+G
Two feet and a loud voice came out of the night
D MajorD               A augmentedA
Asking if everything here was alright
E minorEm             G+G
And would we be soon on our way?


Verse 6:
D MajorD                   A augmentedA
So John said he'd better get help on the phone
E minorEm                  G+G
And in the distance I'm hearing his soft urgent tones
D MajorD                 A augmentedA
But this officer he wouldn't leave it alone
E minorEm             G+G
His torch on my back number plate


Verse 7:
D MajorD                 A augmentedA
Instead of the AA, John had dialled triple nine
E minorEm                G+G
Said 'Help me I'm stuck at the scene of a crime
D MajorD             A augmentedA
A majorA gas station robbery a mile down the line
E minorEm                G+G
Come quickly I'm trapped in the gents'


Verse 8:
D MajorD               A augmentedA
So we heard the police radio burst into life
E minorEm                    G+G
He took the call, slammed the door and sped into the night
D MajorD               A augmentedA
We worked the wheel free and clamped it on tight
E minorEm                G+G
Through the first open gate those sheep went


D MajorD                   A augmentedA
So come you West Country villains when you set out to steal
E minorEm                   G+G
Keep your phones charged, always check your spare wheel
D MajorD                    A augmentedA
And if you get caught, use your wits not your heels
E minorEm          G+G
Think of my uncle and me
D MajorD                    A augmentedA
'Cos somewhere some copper he's just hopping mad
E minorEm                   G+G
Some farmer is counting more sheep than he had
D MajorD                    A augmentedA
And we're in the pub with our pints, really glad
E minorEm         G+G
We weren't born in 1803


Chorus:
A augmentedA           D MajorD
There's no transportation down under
E minorEm              G+G
No gallows in the old County jail
A augmentedA               D MajorD
At best in the morning, we're fined with a warning
G+G               A augmentedA
At worst in the evening, we're back out on bail