Chords for John Lee Hooker - "Hobo Blues" from the American Folk Blues Festival, 1965
Tempo:
96.7 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
C
Em
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Em] When I first got to Hobart, Hobart, boy,
[A] [D] I took a freight train [A] to be my friend, oh,
Lord.
[C]
[D]
[A] [Am] You know I hobbled, hobbled, hobbled, hobbled a long, long way from home, oh, yeah.
[D] [C]
[A] Yes, I did.
Long time ago.
[Em] I left home that morning.
[Am] My mother followed me down to the [Em] freight train yard.
Mmm, [D] mmm, [C] mmm, mmm, mmm.
[A]
When the sun is gone, take care of my child.
[D] [A] Lord knows he's traveling.
You know he's traveling.
You know he's traveling.
You know he's traveling.
[D] [C]
[A]
Next time I start to Hobart, I'm going to have my baby by my side.
[A] And they know my night, it won't be so long, and my baby won't be so blue.
[E]
[A] [D] I took a freight train [A] to be my friend, oh,
Lord.
[C]
[D]
[A] [Am] You know I hobbled, hobbled, hobbled, hobbled a long, long way from home, oh, yeah.
[D] [C]
[A] Yes, I did.
Long time ago.
[Em] I left home that morning.
[Am] My mother followed me down to the [Em] freight train yard.
Mmm, [D] mmm, [C] mmm, mmm, mmm.
[A]
When the sun is gone, take care of my child.
[D] [A] Lord knows he's traveling.
You know he's traveling.
You know he's traveling.
You know he's traveling.
[D] [C]
[A]
Next time I start to Hobart, I'm going to have my baby by my side.
[A] And they know my night, it won't be so long, and my baby won't be so blue.
[E]
Key:
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] When I first got to Hobart, Hobart, boy, _
[A] _ _ [D] I took a freight train [A] to be my friend, oh,
Lord.
_ [C] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [Am] _ You know I hobbled, hobbled, hobbled, _ _ _ _ _ hobbled a long, long way from home, oh, yeah.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ Yes, I did.
_ Long time ago. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] I left home that morning. _
_ _ _ [Am] _ My mother followed me down to the _ [Em] freight train yard.
Mmm, [D] mmm, [C] mmm, mmm, mmm.
_ _ _ [A] _ _
_ When the sun is gone, _ take care of my child.
[D] _ _ [A] Lord knows he's traveling. _ _ _ _ _
You know he's traveling.
_ _ You know he's traveling.
_ You know he's traveling. _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
Next time I start to Hobart, _ _ _ I'm going to have my baby by my side.
_ [A] And they know my night, it won't be so long, and my baby won't be so blue. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [D] I took a freight train [A] to be my friend, oh,
Lord.
_ [C] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [Am] _ You know I hobbled, hobbled, hobbled, _ _ _ _ _ hobbled a long, long way from home, oh, yeah.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ Yes, I did.
_ Long time ago. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] I left home that morning. _
_ _ _ [Am] _ My mother followed me down to the _ [Em] freight train yard.
Mmm, [D] mmm, [C] mmm, mmm, mmm.
_ _ _ [A] _ _
_ When the sun is gone, _ take care of my child.
[D] _ _ [A] Lord knows he's traveling. _ _ _ _ _
You know he's traveling.
_ _ You know he's traveling.
_ You know he's traveling. _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
Next time I start to Hobart, _ _ _ I'm going to have my baby by my side.
_ [A] And they know my night, it won't be so long, and my baby won't be so blue. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _