Hobo Jungle Chords by The Band

Tempo:
83.55 bpm
Chords used:

G

F

C

Em

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Band - Hobo Jungle chords
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[C] There was [G] a chill that [F] night in the [Fm] hobo jungle
[Am] Over [Em] the [D#m] train [F] yard lay [D] a smooth [G] coat of frost
[C]
And although nobody here [F] really knows where [Fm] they're going
[Am] [Em] At the [Dm] very same time [F] [G] [C] nobody's around
[F] [C]
[F] [C]
Then the [G] fire went out [C] [F] and the night grew [Fm] still
[Am]
This [Em] old man lay frozen [Dm]
on the cold, [G] cold ground
[C]
He was a stray bird [F] and the road was his [Fm] calling
[Am]
[G] Riding [Dm] the rug, [G]
[F] sleeping under [C] the star
[G] [Am]
[Em] Playing [Dm] the harp [F]
[G] from a [C] roadster
[F] She [Fm] [C]
attended [G] a funeral [C] [F] in the [Fm] hobo jungle
[Am] Long were [Em] they lovers, [Dm] though never [Em] could they [G] wed
[C] Drifters and rounders, [F] new and [Fm] distant [D] friends
[Am] [Em] Here I [B] lie [Dm] without anger or regret
[F] [G] I'm in no [C]
one's debt
[F] Man [G]
[A] [D]
goes nowhere, [G]
everything comes like [Gm] tomorrow
[Bm] But she took [F#m] that last ride
[Em] there [A] by his side
[D] He spent his whole [G] life pursuing the [Gm] horizon
[Bm]
Riding [F#m] [Em] the rug, [A]
[G] sleeping under [D] the star
[A] [Bm]
Playing [F#m] [Em] the harp [G]
[A] from a [D] rolling boxcar
[G]
[Gm] [D]
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[Gm] [D] [Gm] [D]
Key:  
G
2131
F
134211111
C
3211
Em
121
D
1321
G
2131
F
134211111
C
3211
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To learn The Band - (Remastered 2001) Hobo Jungle chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: Fm, C, F, G, F, Fm, C, G and C. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 41 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 84. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: C Major.

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[C] _ There was [G] a chill that [F] night in the [Fm] hobo jungle
[Am] Over [Em] the [D#m] train [F] yard lay [D] a smooth [G] coat of frost
_ [C]
And although nobody here [F] really knows where [Fm] they're going
_ [Am] _ _ [Em] At the [Dm] very same time [F] _ _ [G] _ [C] nobody's around
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ Then the [G] fire went out [C] [F] and the night grew [Fm] still
_ _ [Am] _
_ This [Em] old man lay frozen [Dm] _
on the cold, [G] cold ground
_ _ [C] _
He was a stray bird [F] and the road was his [Fm] calling
_ [Am] _
_ [G] Riding [Dm] the rug, _ [G] _
[F] sleeping under [C] the star
[G] _ [Am] _
_ [Em] Playing [Dm] the harp _ [F] _
[G] from a [C] _ roadster
[F] She _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ attended [G] a funeral [C] _ [F] in the [Fm] hobo jungle
_ [Am] Long _ were [Em] they _ lovers, [Dm] though never [Em] could they _ [G] wed
[C] _ _ Drifters and _ rounders, [F] _ new and [Fm] distant [D] friends
_ [Am] _ [Em] Here I [B] lie [Dm] without anger or regret
[F] _ [G] I'm in no [C]
one's debt
_ [F] _ _ Man [G] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ goes nowhere, _ _ [G]
everything comes like [Gm] tomorrow
[Bm] But _ she took [F#m] that last ride _
[Em] there [A] by his side
[D] He _ _ spent his whole [G] life _ pursuing the [Gm] _ horizon
_ [Bm]
Riding [F#m] _ [Em] the rug, _ _ [A] _
[G] sleeping under [D] the star
_ [A] _ [Bm]
Playing [F#m] _ [Em] the _ harp [G] _
[A] from a [D] rolling _ boxcar
[G] _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [D]
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_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [D] _

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