Chords for Bobby Bare "Detroit City"
Tempo:
115.1 bpm
Chords used:
B
E
F#
A
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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[B] [E]
I [B] wanna go home.
[E] I wanna [A] go home.
[E] Oh, [B] I will.
[E]
[E] Last night I went [B] to sleep in [E] Detroit City.
[B]
[E] And [B] I dreamed about those cotton [E] fields in home.
[A] Dreamed about my mother, [E] their old papa, sister, and brother.
[F#] Dreamed about that girl [B] who's been waiting for so long.
I [E] wanna go home.
I wanna [A] go home.
[E] Oh, [C#m] I [B] wanna
[E] I
[F] [B]
wanna go home.
Home folks think [F#] I'm big in [B] Detroit City.
[F#] From the letters that I write, they think I'm [B] fine.
But by [E] day I make the cards.
[B] By night I make the balls.
[C#] If only they could read between the [F#] lines.
[B] Cause you know,
[F#] I [B] rode a freight train north to Detroit City.
[F#] And after all these years I find I've [B] just been wasting my time.
So I just think I'll take my [E] foolish pride and [B] put it on a southbound freight ride.
[C#] Go on back to the loved ones.
The ones I left [F#] waiting so far behind.
I [B] wanna go home.
I wanna [E] go home.
[E] [B] Oh, I [F#] will.
[B]
[F] [E]
I wanna go home.
[B] Y'all do it real good.
I wanna [A] go home.
[E] Oh, I [B] will.
[E]
[G] Thank you.
[D] [A]
[C]
[G] [D]
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[B] [E]
I [B] wanna go home.
[E] I wanna [A] go home.
[E] Oh, [B] I will.
[E]
[E] Last night I went [B] to sleep in [E] Detroit City.
[B]
[E] And [B] I dreamed about those cotton [E] fields in home.
[A] Dreamed about my mother, [E] their old papa, sister, and brother.
[F#] Dreamed about that girl [B] who's been waiting for so long.
I [E] wanna go home.
I wanna [A] go home.
[E] Oh, [C#m] I [B] wanna
[E] I
[F] [B]
wanna go home.
Home folks think [F#] I'm big in [B] Detroit City.
[F#] From the letters that I write, they think I'm [B] fine.
But by [E] day I make the cards.
[B] By night I make the balls.
[C#] If only they could read between the [F#] lines.
[B] Cause you know,
[F#] I [B] rode a freight train north to Detroit City.
[F#] And after all these years I find I've [B] just been wasting my time.
So I just think I'll take my [E] foolish pride and [B] put it on a southbound freight ride.
[C#] Go on back to the loved ones.
The ones I left [F#] waiting so far behind.
I [B] wanna go home.
I wanna [E] go home.
[E] [B] Oh, I [F#] will.
[B]
[F] [E]
I wanna go home.
[B] Y'all do it real good.
I wanna [A] go home.
[E] Oh, I [B] will.
[E]
[G] Thank you.
[D] [A]
[C]
[G] [D]
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E
F#
A
G
B
E
F#
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[B] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ I [B] wanna go home.
_ [E] _ I wanna [A] go home.
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ Oh, [B] I will.
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] Last night I went [B] to sleep in [E] Detroit City.
[B] _
_ _ [E] And [B] I dreamed about those cotton _ [E] fields in home. _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ Dreamed about my mother, _ [E] their old papa, sister, and brother.
_ _ [F#] _ Dreamed about that girl _ [B] who's been waiting for so long.
I [E] wanna go home. _
_ _ I wanna [A] go home.
_ _ _ _ _ [E] Oh, [C#m] I _ [B] wanna_
[E] I _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ wanna go home. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Home folks think [F#] I'm big in [B] Detroit City. _
_ _ _ [F#] From the letters that I write, they think I'm [B] fine. _ _
_ But by [E] day I make the cards.
_ [B] By night I make the balls.
_ [C#] If only they could read between the [F#] _ lines. _
_ _ _ _ [B] Cause you know, _
[F#] _ _ I [B] rode a freight train north to Detroit City.
_ _ [F#] And after all these years I find I've [B] just been wasting my time.
_ _ So I just think I'll take my [E] foolish pride and [B] put it on a southbound freight ride.
_ [C#] Go on back to the loved ones.
The ones I left [F#] waiting so far behind.
_ I [B] wanna go home. _ _
_ I wanna [E] go home. _
_ [E] _ _ _ [B] Oh, I [F#] will.
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ I wanna go home.
[B] Y'all do it real good.
I wanna [A] go home. _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ Oh, I [B] will.
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] Thank you.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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[B] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ I [B] wanna go home.
_ [E] _ I wanna [A] go home.
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ Oh, [B] I will.
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] Last night I went [B] to sleep in [E] Detroit City.
[B] _
_ _ [E] And [B] I dreamed about those cotton _ [E] fields in home. _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ Dreamed about my mother, _ [E] their old papa, sister, and brother.
_ _ [F#] _ Dreamed about that girl _ [B] who's been waiting for so long.
I [E] wanna go home. _
_ _ I wanna [A] go home.
_ _ _ _ _ [E] Oh, [C#m] I _ [B] wanna_
[E] I _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ wanna go home. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Home folks think [F#] I'm big in [B] Detroit City. _
_ _ _ [F#] From the letters that I write, they think I'm [B] fine. _ _
_ But by [E] day I make the cards.
_ [B] By night I make the balls.
_ [C#] If only they could read between the [F#] _ lines. _
_ _ _ _ [B] Cause you know, _
[F#] _ _ I [B] rode a freight train north to Detroit City.
_ _ [F#] And after all these years I find I've [B] just been wasting my time.
_ _ So I just think I'll take my [E] foolish pride and [B] put it on a southbound freight ride.
_ [C#] Go on back to the loved ones.
The ones I left [F#] waiting so far behind.
_ I [B] wanna go home. _ _
_ I wanna [E] go home. _
_ [E] _ _ _ [B] Oh, I [F#] will.
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ I wanna go home.
[B] Y'all do it real good.
I wanna [A] go home. _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ Oh, I [B] will.
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] Thank you.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _