Detroit City Chords by Bobby Bare
Tempo:
60.525 bpm
Chords used:
B
E
F#
F
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[E] [F] [B] I [F]
[E] wanna go home, I wanna [A] go home, [E] oh, I [B] wanna [E] go home.
Last night I went to [B] sleep in Detroit [E] City, And I [B] dreamed about those cotton fields [E] and
home.
[A] I dreamed about my mother, dear [E] old papa,
sister and brother.
[F#] I dreamed about that girl who's [B] been waiting
for so long.
I wanna go [E] home, I wanna [A] go home, [E] oh, I [B] [E] wanna
go home.
[F] [B]
Home folks think [F#] I'm big in Detroit [B] City.
From [F#] the letters that I write, they think [B] I'm fine.
But [E] by day I make the cars, [B] by night I make the bars.
[C#] If only they could read between [F#] the lines.
[B] As you know, [F#] I rode a freight [B] train north to Detroit City.
And [F#] after all these years I find I've just been wasting [B] my time.
So I just think [E] I'll take my foolish pride and put it on a [G#m] southbound freight and [B] ride.
And go on back [C#] to the loved ones, the ones that I left [F#] waiting so far behind.
[F#m] I wanna [B] go home, I wanna [E] go home, [B] oh, I [F#] wanna [B] go home.
[F] [E]
[E] wanna go home, I wanna [A] go home, [E] oh, I [B] wanna [E] go home.
Last night I went to [B] sleep in Detroit [E] City, And I [B] dreamed about those cotton fields [E] and
home.
[A] I dreamed about my mother, dear [E] old papa,
sister and brother.
[F#] I dreamed about that girl who's [B] been waiting
for so long.
I wanna go [E] home, I wanna [A] go home, [E] oh, I [B] [E] wanna
go home.
[F] [B]
Home folks think [F#] I'm big in Detroit [B] City.
From [F#] the letters that I write, they think [B] I'm fine.
But [E] by day I make the cars, [B] by night I make the bars.
[C#] If only they could read between [F#] the lines.
[B] As you know, [F#] I rode a freight [B] train north to Detroit City.
And [F#] after all these years I find I've just been wasting [B] my time.
So I just think [E] I'll take my foolish pride and put it on a [G#m] southbound freight and [B] ride.
And go on back [C#] to the loved ones, the ones that I left [F#] waiting so far behind.
[F#m] I wanna [B] go home, I wanna [E] go home, [B] oh, I [F#] wanna [B] go home.
[F] [E]
Key:
B
E
F#
F
A
B
E
F#
[E] _ _ [F] _ _ [B] I [F] _ _
[E] _ _ wanna go home, I wanna [A] go home, _ _ [E] oh, I [B] wanna [E] go home.
_ _ Last night I went to [B] sleep in Detroit [E] City, _ And I [B] dreamed about those cotton fields [E] and
home.
_ _ [A] I dreamed about my mother, dear [E] old papa,
sister and brother.
[F#] I dreamed about that girl who's [B] been waiting
for so long.
I wanna go [E] home, _ I wanna [A] go home, _ _ [E] oh, I [B] [E] wanna
go home.
[F] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Home folks think [F#] I'm big in Detroit [B] City.
_ From [F#] the letters that I write, they think [B] I'm fine.
_ But [E] by day I make the cars, [B] by night I make the bars.
[C#] If only they could read between [F#] the lines.
_ _ [B] As you know, [F#] I rode a freight [B] train north to Detroit City.
_ And [F#] after all these years I find I've just been wasting [B] my time.
_ So I just think [E] I'll take my foolish pride and put it on a [G#m] southbound freight and [B] ride.
And go on back [C#] to the loved ones, the ones that I left [F#] waiting so far behind.
[F#m] I wanna [B] go home, _ I wanna [E] go home, _ _ [B] oh, I [F#] wanna [B] go home.
_ [F] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ wanna go home, I wanna [A] go home, _ _ [E] oh, I [B] wanna [E] go home.
_ _ Last night I went to [B] sleep in Detroit [E] City, _ And I [B] dreamed about those cotton fields [E] and
home.
_ _ [A] I dreamed about my mother, dear [E] old papa,
sister and brother.
[F#] I dreamed about that girl who's [B] been waiting
for so long.
I wanna go [E] home, _ I wanna [A] go home, _ _ [E] oh, I [B] [E] wanna
go home.
[F] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Home folks think [F#] I'm big in Detroit [B] City.
_ From [F#] the letters that I write, they think [B] I'm fine.
_ But [E] by day I make the cars, [B] by night I make the bars.
[C#] If only they could read between [F#] the lines.
_ _ [B] As you know, [F#] I rode a freight [B] train north to Detroit City.
_ And [F#] after all these years I find I've just been wasting [B] my time.
_ So I just think [E] I'll take my foolish pride and put it on a [G#m] southbound freight and [B] ride.
And go on back [C#] to the loved ones, the ones that I left [F#] waiting so far behind.
[F#m] I wanna [B] go home, _ I wanna [E] go home, _ _ [B] oh, I [F#] wanna [B] go home.
_ [F] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _