Chords for John Lee Hooker - Hobo Blues - 10/10/1992 - Shoreline Amphitheatre (Official)
Tempo:
95.3 bpm
Chords used:
E
Em
A
D
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D] [C#]
[A] [C#] [E]
[A] [B] [Em]
I first started a whole boy, free [A] train with my friend.
[E] I started a whole boy, [D]
free [A] train with my [E] friend.
[Dm] A whole boy, a whole boy, a whole boy, [Em] along with my [A] heart.
Yeah, I did.
[Em] [E] Free train, free train, all I know, all I know.
Free train, free train, only home that I know.
A whole boy, a whole boy, along with my heart.
When I first left home, I took a free train for my friend.
[D] [E] [E] I left home, I left home, [Am] [Em] [D] took a free train [E] for my friend.
[D] Whole boy, a whole boy, a whole boy, [E]
along with my heart.
Left home one morning, went down to the free train [Em] yard.
Left home one morning, one morning,
[F#] went down [Em] to the free train yard.
Whoa, my mother followed [E] me.
Went [F#] down to the [D] free train [E] yard.
[A] Whoa, [Em] I got myself a home for the free train.
[A] [Em] I moved on down the line.
[E]
My mother, my dear old mother, said, please, please,
free train, free train, take care of my child.
Oh, Lord, he's gone, he's gone, he's [A] gone.
[E] So I, whoa, right here, Mr.
Samurai.
[D]
[E]
[A]
[E]
[A] [E]
[A] [E] [A]
[Em] [E] Whole boy, whole [Em] boy,
[E] along with my heart.
[A] [Em] Whole [E] boy, whole boy, along with my heart.
[F#] Whoa, [Em]
[E] I [Am] ain't a hobo no [Em] more.
[E]
[D]
[E] Thank you.
[B]
[Em]
[N] Do your thing.
The blues is my home.
[A] [C#] [E]
[A] [B] [Em]
I first started a whole boy, free [A] train with my friend.
[E] I started a whole boy, [D]
free [A] train with my [E] friend.
[Dm] A whole boy, a whole boy, a whole boy, [Em] along with my [A] heart.
Yeah, I did.
[Em] [E] Free train, free train, all I know, all I know.
Free train, free train, only home that I know.
A whole boy, a whole boy, along with my heart.
When I first left home, I took a free train for my friend.
[D] [E] [E] I left home, I left home, [Am] [Em] [D] took a free train [E] for my friend.
[D] Whole boy, a whole boy, a whole boy, [E]
along with my heart.
Left home one morning, went down to the free train [Em] yard.
Left home one morning, one morning,
[F#] went down [Em] to the free train yard.
Whoa, my mother followed [E] me.
Went [F#] down to the [D] free train [E] yard.
[A] Whoa, [Em] I got myself a home for the free train.
[A] [Em] I moved on down the line.
[E]
My mother, my dear old mother, said, please, please,
free train, free train, take care of my child.
Oh, Lord, he's gone, he's gone, he's [A] gone.
[E] So I, whoa, right here, Mr.
Samurai.
[D]
[E]
[A]
[E]
[A] [E]
[A] [E] [A]
[Em] [E] Whole boy, whole [Em] boy,
[E] along with my heart.
[A] [Em] Whole [E] boy, whole boy, along with my heart.
[F#] Whoa, [Em]
[E] I [Am] ain't a hobo no [Em] more.
[E]
[D]
[E] Thank you.
[B]
[Em]
[N] Do your thing.
The blues is my home.
Key:
E
Em
A
D
F#
E
Em
A
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_ _ [D] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ I first started a whole boy, _ _ _ _ free [A] train with my friend. _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ I started a whole boy, [D] _ _
free [A] _ train with my [E] friend.
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] A whole boy, a whole boy, a whole boy, _ [Em] _ _ along with my [A] heart.
_ _ _ Yeah, I did. _ _
[Em] _ [E] Free train, free train, _ _ _ _ _ all I know, all I know. _ _
_ _ _ _ Free train, free train, _ _ only home that I know.
_ _ _ _ _ A whole boy, a whole boy, _ _ _ along with my heart.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ When I first _ left home, _ _ _ _ I took a free train for my friend.
[D] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [E] I left home, I left home, _ [Am] _ _ [Em] _ [D] took a free train [E] for my friend. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] Whole boy, a whole boy, a whole boy, _ [E] _ _
along _ with my heart. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Left home one morning, _ _ went down to the free train [Em] yard. _ _ _ _
Left home one morning, one morning,
_ [F#] _ went down [Em] to the free train yard. _ _ _ _
_ _ Whoa, my mother followed [E] me. _
Went [F#] down to the [D] free train [E] yard. _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] Whoa, [Em] I got myself a home for the free train.
[A] _ _ [Em] I moved on down the line.
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ My mother, my dear old mother, said, please, please,
free train, free train, _ take care of my child.
_ _ Oh, Lord, he's gone, he's gone, he's [A] gone.
_ [E] So I, whoa, _ _ right here, Mr.
Samurai. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[Em] _ _ [E] _ Whole boy, whole [Em] boy, _
[E] _ _ along with my heart. _
_ _ [A] _ [Em] Whole [E] boy, whole boy, _ _ along with my heart. _
_ _ _ _ [F#] Whoa, [Em] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ I _ [Am] ain't a hobo no [Em] more.
_ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ Thank _ you.
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[N] Do your thing. _ _ _ _ _
_ The blues is my home. _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ I first started a whole boy, _ _ _ _ free [A] train with my friend. _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ I started a whole boy, [D] _ _
free [A] _ train with my [E] friend.
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] A whole boy, a whole boy, a whole boy, _ [Em] _ _ along with my [A] heart.
_ _ _ Yeah, I did. _ _
[Em] _ [E] Free train, free train, _ _ _ _ _ all I know, all I know. _ _
_ _ _ _ Free train, free train, _ _ only home that I know.
_ _ _ _ _ A whole boy, a whole boy, _ _ _ along with my heart.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ When I first _ left home, _ _ _ _ I took a free train for my friend.
[D] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [E] I left home, I left home, _ [Am] _ _ [Em] _ [D] took a free train [E] for my friend. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] Whole boy, a whole boy, a whole boy, _ [E] _ _
along _ with my heart. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Left home one morning, _ _ went down to the free train [Em] yard. _ _ _ _
Left home one morning, one morning,
_ [F#] _ went down [Em] to the free train yard. _ _ _ _
_ _ Whoa, my mother followed [E] me. _
Went [F#] down to the [D] free train [E] yard. _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] Whoa, [Em] I got myself a home for the free train.
[A] _ _ [Em] I moved on down the line.
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ My mother, my dear old mother, said, please, please,
free train, free train, _ take care of my child.
_ _ Oh, Lord, he's gone, he's gone, he's [A] gone.
_ [E] So I, whoa, _ _ right here, Mr.
Samurai. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[Em] _ _ [E] _ Whole boy, whole [Em] boy, _
[E] _ _ along with my heart. _
_ _ [A] _ [Em] Whole [E] boy, whole boy, _ _ along with my heart. _
_ _ _ _ [F#] Whoa, [Em] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ I _ [Am] ain't a hobo no [Em] more.
_ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ Thank _ you.
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[N] Do your thing. _ _ _ _ _
_ The blues is my home. _ _ _