Chords for John Lee Hooker - HoboBlues
Tempo:
95.8 bpm
Chords used:
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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[A]
[Am] [A]
When I first talked to Hobo and Hobo and [Am] Bo, I [A] [D]
took a [A] freight train to be my friend, oh Lord.
[D] [C] [A]
You know I [Am] hoboed, hoboed, hoboed, [A] hoboed a long, long way from [C] home, oh yeah.
[C] [D] [C]
[A]
[Am] [A]
When I first talked to Hobo and Hobo and [Am] Bo, I [A] [D]
took a [A] freight train to be my friend, oh Lord.
[D] [C] [A]
You know I [Am] hoboed, hoboed, hoboed, [A] hoboed a long, long way from [C] home, oh yeah.
[C] [D] [C]
[A]
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_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ When I first talked to Hobo and Hobo and [Am] Bo, I [A] _ _ _ [D]
took a [A] freight train to be my friend, oh Lord.
_ [C] _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [D] _ [C] _ [A] _ _ _ _
You know I [Am] hoboed, hoboed, _ hoboed, _ [A] _ _ hoboed a long, long way from [C] home, oh yeah.
_ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
Yes, I did.
_ _ Long time ago.
_ _ _ I _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] left home that morning, [Am] _ _ _ [A] _ _
my mother followed me down to the _ freight train yard.
_ [C] _ [D] _ [C] _ [A] Son, _ [C] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [C] _ [A] he's gone.
_ _ Take care of my child.
[D] _ [A] _
Lord knows he's crying.
Know _ _ _ _ _ he's crying.
Left to be left. _
You know he's crying.
_ Know he's crying.
Left to be left.
_ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ Next time I start to hobo, I _ _ got my baby by my side. _
They know my name. _ _ _ _
And my baby will be so blue. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ When I first talked to Hobo and Hobo and [Am] Bo, I [A] _ _ _ [D]
took a [A] freight train to be my friend, oh Lord.
_ [C] _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [D] _ [C] _ [A] _ _ _ _
You know I [Am] hoboed, hoboed, _ hoboed, _ [A] _ _ hoboed a long, long way from [C] home, oh yeah.
_ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
Yes, I did.
_ _ Long time ago.
_ _ _ I _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] left home that morning, [Am] _ _ _ [A] _ _
my mother followed me down to the _ freight train yard.
_ [C] _ [D] _ [C] _ [A] Son, _ [C] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [C] _ [A] he's gone.
_ _ Take care of my child.
[D] _ [A] _
Lord knows he's crying.
Know _ _ _ _ _ he's crying.
Left to be left. _
You know he's crying.
_ Know he's crying.
Left to be left.
_ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ Next time I start to hobo, I _ _ got my baby by my side. _
They know my name. _ _ _ _
And my baby will be so blue. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _