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Hobos Lament - Boxcar Willie Chords

Chords: C, F, G, C7

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Genre: folk, blues, country


Key C tuning to 451Hz will sound better

Fake intro tabs only,

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[Intro]
C
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------5-5---------|
G|-----4--5-5--3-3--3-2-2-1------------4-5--5-5-----4-5-|
D|-5-7-----------------------5-5-7-5-7------5-5-5-7-----|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

[Verse 1]
C F
I just wanted to roam so I left a good home
C G
A hobo's life sure was calling me
C F
So I caught an old box car and then I traveled far
C G C
And I called that good life of the dreams

[Chorus]
F C
Yes I've been lots of places and I've seen lots of faces
G C C7
But the best things in life have passed me by
F C
Now I know I've been wrong and I'm longing for a home
G C
And I hope that I find one before I die

[Solo]
G C F G C
Olda layde ho, aho lode ho le lade

[Verse 2]
F
Well I thought it would be fun just to ride on my thumb
C G
Or to steal away on some old freight train
C F
But I didn't count the cost of the good things I lost
C G C
And I didn't count the hunger and the pain

[Chorus]
F C
Yes I've been lots of places and I've seen lots of faces
G C C7
But the best things in life have passed me by
F C
Now I know I've been wrong and I'm longing for a home
G C
And I hope that I find one before I die

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