Chords for Bobby Bare - Detroit City
Tempo:
115.25 bpm
Chords used:
B
E
F#
A
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F] [B] I did that intro.
I want [F] everybody to sing along with me on that.
[E] I wanna go home, I [A] wanna go home,
[E] oh [A] I [B] wanna
[E]
go home.
Last night I went [B] to sleep in [E] Detroit City.
And I [B] dreamed about those cotton [E] fields and home.
[A] Dreamed about my mother, dear [E] old papa, sister and brother.
[F#] Dreamed about that girl [B] who's been waiting for so long.
I wanna [E] go home, I [A] wanna go home,
[E] oh I [B]
[E] [F]
[B] wanna go home.
Home folks think [F#] I'm big in [B] Detroit City.
[F#] From the letters that I write they think I'm [B] fine.
But by [E] day I make the cards, [B] by night I make the pause.
[C#] If only they could read between the [F#] lines.
[B] Cause you know, [F#]
I [B] rode a freight train north to Detroit City.
[F#] And after all these years I find I've [B] just been wasting my time.
So I [E] just think I'll take my foolish pride, [B] put it on a southbound freight ride.
[C#] Go on back to the loved ones, the ones I left [F#] waiting so far behind.
I [B] wanna go home, I wanna [E] go home,
[B] oh I [F#]
[B] [F]
[E] wanna go home.
Y'all did real good.
I wanna [A] go [E] home, oh I [B]
[E]
wanna go home.
I want [F] everybody to sing along with me on that.
[E] I wanna go home, I [A] wanna go home,
[E] oh [A] I [B] wanna
[E]
go home.
Last night I went [B] to sleep in [E] Detroit City.
And I [B] dreamed about those cotton [E] fields and home.
[A] Dreamed about my mother, dear [E] old papa, sister and brother.
[F#] Dreamed about that girl [B] who's been waiting for so long.
I wanna [E] go home, I [A] wanna go home,
[E] oh I [B]
[E] [F]
[B] wanna go home.
Home folks think [F#] I'm big in [B] Detroit City.
[F#] From the letters that I write they think I'm [B] fine.
But by [E] day I make the cards, [B] by night I make the pause.
[C#] If only they could read between the [F#] lines.
[B] Cause you know, [F#]
I [B] rode a freight train north to Detroit City.
[F#] And after all these years I find I've [B] just been wasting my time.
So I [E] just think I'll take my foolish pride, [B] put it on a southbound freight ride.
[C#] Go on back to the loved ones, the ones I left [F#] waiting so far behind.
I [B] wanna go home, I wanna [E] go home,
[B] oh I [F#]
[B] [F]
[E] wanna go home.
Y'all did real good.
I wanna [A] go [E] home, oh I [B]
[E]
wanna go home.
Key:
B
E
F#
A
F
B
E
F#
[F] _ _ _ [B] I did that intro.
I want [F] everybody to sing along with me on that.
[E] _ _ _ _ I wanna go home, _ _ _ I [A] wanna go _ home, _ _ _
_ [E] oh [A] I [B] wanna _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
go home.
Last night I went [B] to sleep in [E] Detroit City. _ _ _ _
And I [B] _ dreamed about those cotton _ [E] fields and home. _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ Dreamed about my mother, dear [E] old papa, sister and brother. _
_ [F#] _ Dreamed about that girl _ [B] who's been waiting for so long.
I wanna [E] go home, _ _ _ I [A] wanna go home, _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ oh I [B] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [B] _ wanna _ _ _ _ _ _ go home. _ _ _
_ Home folks think [F#] I'm big in [B] Detroit City. _ _ _ _
[F#] From the letters that I write they think I'm [B] fine.
_ _ _ But by [E] day I make the cards, _ [B] by night I make the pause. _
[C#] If only they could read between the [F#] lines. _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] Cause you know, _ [F#] _ _
I [B] rode a freight train north to Detroit City. _
_ [F#] And after all these years I find I've [B] just been wasting my time. _ _
So I [E] just think I'll take my foolish pride, _ [B] put it on a southbound freight ride. _
[C#] Go on back to the loved ones, the ones I left [F#] waiting so far behind.
_ I [B] wanna go home, _ _ _ I wanna [E] go _ home, _ _ _
_ [B] oh I [F#] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ [E] _ _ wanna _ _ _ go home.
Y'all did real good.
I wanna [A] go _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] home, oh I [B] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ wanna go home. _ _
I want [F] everybody to sing along with me on that.
[E] _ _ _ _ I wanna go home, _ _ _ I [A] wanna go _ home, _ _ _
_ [E] oh [A] I [B] wanna _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
go home.
Last night I went [B] to sleep in [E] Detroit City. _ _ _ _
And I [B] _ dreamed about those cotton _ [E] fields and home. _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ Dreamed about my mother, dear [E] old papa, sister and brother. _
_ [F#] _ Dreamed about that girl _ [B] who's been waiting for so long.
I wanna [E] go home, _ _ _ I [A] wanna go home, _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ oh I [B] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [B] _ wanna _ _ _ _ _ _ go home. _ _ _
_ Home folks think [F#] I'm big in [B] Detroit City. _ _ _ _
[F#] From the letters that I write they think I'm [B] fine.
_ _ _ But by [E] day I make the cards, _ [B] by night I make the pause. _
[C#] If only they could read between the [F#] lines. _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] Cause you know, _ [F#] _ _
I [B] rode a freight train north to Detroit City. _
_ [F#] And after all these years I find I've [B] just been wasting my time. _ _
So I [E] just think I'll take my foolish pride, _ [B] put it on a southbound freight ride. _
[C#] Go on back to the loved ones, the ones I left [F#] waiting so far behind.
_ I [B] wanna go home, _ _ _ I wanna [E] go _ home, _ _ _
_ [B] oh I [F#] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ [E] _ _ wanna _ _ _ go home.
Y'all did real good.
I wanna [A] go _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] home, oh I [B] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ wanna go home. _ _