Detroit City Chords by Tom Jones

Tempo:
102.6 bpm
Chords used:

E

B

A

F#

D#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Tom Jones - Detroit City chords
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[D#]
[B] [D#]
[E]
Last night I went to [B] sleep in Detroit City I
[B] dreamed about them cotton [E] fields and home
I
[A] dreamed about my mother, dear [E] old Pappy, sister and brother
And [F#] I dreamed about the girl who's been [B] waiting for so long
[F#] I wanna [E] go home, I wanna [A] go home
[B]
[E] [B]
[F]
[E] Home folks think I'm [B] big in Detroit [E] City
[Bm] From [B] the letters that I write
They think [E] I'm just fine, yes they do But [A] by day I make cars
And [E] by night I make the bars [F#] If only they could read between [B] the [F#m] [B] lines
[E] Cause you know I rode [B] a freight train north to [E] Detroit City
[B] And after all these years I find I've just been [E] wasting my time
You know what I'm gonna do?
[A] I'm gonna take my foolish pride
[E]
Get [E] it on a southbound freight and let it ride
[F#] I'm gonna go back to the loved ones [G#m] The ones I left waiting [B] so far behind
I [D] wanna [E] go home, yeah I wanna go home
[A]
[D] [B] [F#] I wanna [B] go home, yeah I wanna go home
Can't you hear me?
[E] I wanna go home
[E] Oh baby, I wanna [A] go home
[A]
[B] Oh how I wanna [C#] go [A] home
[E] Somebody [G#] help me
I wanna go home, yeah I [Bm] wanna go home
[A]
[B] Oh how I wanna go home
[F#] [E] [G]
[G#] [Em]
Key:  
E
2311
B
12341112
A
1231
F#
134211112
D#
12341116
E
2311
B
12341112
A
1231
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To jam and learn Tom Jones - Detroit City chords, your primary focus should be mastering these chords sequence: E, A, B, E, B, E and E. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 51 BPM before aiming for the song's 103 BPM. For a balanced pitch, adjust the capo with respect to your voice and the song's key: E Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ [D#] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [D#] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Last night I went to [B] sleep in Detroit City I _ _ _
_ [B] dreamed about them cotton _ [E] fields and home
I _ _ _
_ [A] dreamed about my mother, dear [E] old Pappy, sister and brother _
And [F#] I dreamed about the girl _ who's been [B] waiting for so long
[F#] I wanna [E] go home, I _ wanna [A] go home _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] Home folks think I'm [B] big in Detroit _ [E] City _ _ _ _
[Bm] From [B] the letters that I write
They think [E] I'm just fine, yes they do But [A] by day I make cars
And [E] by night I make the bars [F#] If only they could read between [B] the _ [F#m] _ _ [B] lines _
_ [E] _ Cause you know I rode [B] a freight train north to [E] Detroit City _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] And after all these years I find I've just been [E] wasting my time
_ You know what I'm gonna do?
_ [A] I'm gonna take my foolish pride
[E]
Get [E] it on a southbound freight and let it ride _
_ [F#] I'm gonna go back to the loved ones [G#m] The ones I left waiting [B] so far behind
I [D] wanna [E] go _ home, yeah I wanna go home
_ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [D] _ [B] _ _ _ [F#] _ I wanna [B] go home, yeah I wanna go home
Can't you hear me?
[E] I wanna go home
_ [E] Oh baby, I wanna [A] go home
_ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [B] Oh how I wanna [C#] go [A] home
_ _ [E] Somebody [G#] help me
I wanna go home, _ yeah I [Bm] wanna go home
_ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [B] Oh how I wanna go home _
_ [F#] _ [E] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [G#] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was penned by Mel Tillis and Danny Dill.

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