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Hobo Bills Last Ride - Boxcar Willie Chords

Chords: C, F, A, D7, G

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Genre: folk, country, blues


[Intro]
C F C
F C A D7 G C

[Verse 1]
C
Riding on an eastbound freight train
F C
Speeding through the night
F C A D7 G
Hobo Bill, the railroad bum was fighting for his life.
C
No warm arms there to hold him
F C
No blankets there to hold
F C A
Nothing but the chilly wind
D7 G
The biting rain took hold
C
When I heard a voice a blowin'
F C
In an old familiar way
F C A
The hobo seemed contented for
D7 G C
He smiled there where he lay

[Refrain]
C
O-de-lay-de-oh
G C
A Ho-o-bo a Bi--ill

[Interlude]
F C A D7 G C

[Verse 2]
C
Outside the rain was falling
F C
Upon that boxcar door
F C A
The little form of Hobo Bill
D7 G
lay dead upon the floor
C
As the train whistle blew so softly
F C
And was fading through the night
F C A
Well, no one knew that Hobo Bill

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