Chords for John Lee Hooker - Hobo blues
Tempo:
96.45 bpm
Chords used:
A
C
D
Am
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A]
[Am] [A]
[Em] When I [C] first talked to Hobo and Hobo and Bo, [A] I [D]
took a [A] freight train to be my friend, oh Lord.
[C] [D] [C] You [D] [C] [A]
know [C] I hoboed, hoboed, hoboed, [A] hoboed a long, long way from [Am] home.
[C] [D]
[C] [D] [C]
[A]
Yes, I did.
Long time ago.
[Em] I left home that [Am] morning.
[A]
My mother followed me down to the freight train yard.
[C] [D] [C]
[A] [C] [A]
Sonny's gone.
Take care of my child.
[D]
[A] Lord knows he's traveling.
You know he's traveling.
You [D] know he's [A] traveling.
You know he's traveling.
I'm going to have to move ahead.
[C] [D]
[E] [C] [A]
Next time I start to hobo, I'm going to have my baby by my side.
And you know my night won't be so long and my day will be so good.
[C] [D]
[A]
[Am] [A]
[Em] When I [C] first talked to Hobo and Hobo and Bo, [A] I [D]
took a [A] freight train to be my friend, oh Lord.
[C] [D] [C] You [D] [C] [A]
know [C] I hoboed, hoboed, hoboed, [A] hoboed a long, long way from [Am] home.
[C] [D]
[C] [D] [C]
[A]
Yes, I did.
Long time ago.
[Em] I left home that [Am] morning.
[A]
My mother followed me down to the freight train yard.
[C] [D] [C]
[A] [C] [A]
Sonny's gone.
Take care of my child.
[D]
[A] Lord knows he's traveling.
You know he's traveling.
You [D] know he's [A] traveling.
You know he's traveling.
I'm going to have to move ahead.
[C] [D]
[E] [C] [A]
Next time I start to hobo, I'm going to have my baby by my side.
And you know my night won't be so long and my day will be so good.
[C] [D]
[A]
Key:
A
C
D
Am
Em
A
C
D
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ When I [C] first talked to Hobo and Hobo and Bo, [A] I _ _ [D]
took a [A] freight train to be my friend, oh Lord.
_ [C] _ [D] _ _ _ [C] You _ _ [D] _ [C] _ [A] _ _ _ _
know [C] I hoboed, hoboed, _ hoboed, _ [A] _ _ _ hoboed a long, long way from [Am] home.
_ _ [C] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ [C] _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Yes, I did.
_ Long time ago.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] I left home that [Am] morning.
_ _ _ [A] _ _
My mother followed me down to the _ freight train yard.
_ [C] _ [D] _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [C] _ [A]
Sonny's gone.
_ _ Take care of my child.
[D] _
[A] _ Lord knows he's traveling. _ _ _
_ _ _ You know he's traveling. _
_ You [D] know he's [A] traveling.
You know he's traveling.
I'm going to have to move ahead.
_ _ [C] _ _ [D] _
_ _ [E] _ [C] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ Next time I start to hobo, _ _ _ I'm going to have my baby by my side.
And you know my night won't be so long and my day will be so good. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ When I [C] first talked to Hobo and Hobo and Bo, [A] I _ _ [D]
took a [A] freight train to be my friend, oh Lord.
_ [C] _ [D] _ _ _ [C] You _ _ [D] _ [C] _ [A] _ _ _ _
know [C] I hoboed, hoboed, _ hoboed, _ [A] _ _ _ hoboed a long, long way from [Am] home.
_ _ [C] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ [C] _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Yes, I did.
_ Long time ago.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] I left home that [Am] morning.
_ _ _ [A] _ _
My mother followed me down to the _ freight train yard.
_ [C] _ [D] _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [C] _ [A]
Sonny's gone.
_ _ Take care of my child.
[D] _
[A] _ Lord knows he's traveling. _ _ _
_ _ _ You know he's traveling. _
_ You [D] know he's [A] traveling.
You know he's traveling.
I'm going to have to move ahead.
_ _ [C] _ _ [D] _
_ _ [E] _ [C] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ Next time I start to hobo, _ _ _ I'm going to have my baby by my side.
And you know my night won't be so long and my day will be so good. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _