Hand Me Down My Walking Cane

Jerry Lee Lewis

Written by James A. Bland

Key of G · Chords: I IV V

Open in Bluegrass Book: transpose, play along

Verse 1

G
Hand me down my walking cane
        D7              G
Hand me down my walking cane
C
Hand me down my walking cane
G
Lord I’m leaving on the midnight train
D7                    G
All my sins are taken away

Verse 2

Well hand me down my rocking shoes
                D7              G
Well if hand me down my rocking shoes
C
Well if hand me down my rocking shoes
G
We’ll rock to the rhythm and blues
D7                    G
All my sins are taken away

Verse 3

Well hand me down my white sports coat
        D7                   G
Hand me down my white sports coat
C
Well hand me down my white sports coat
G
We’ll start rocking and boy we’ll go
D7                    G
All my sins are taken away

Verse 4

Well hand me down my walking bone
        D7              G
Hand me down my walking bone
C
Well hand me down my walking bone
G
We start rocking we’ll be a rolling stone
D7                    G
All my sins are taken away