Chords for Boxcar Willie - Hobo Bills Last Ride
Tempo:
139.1 bpm
Chords used:
C
F
G
D
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F] [C]
[F] [A]
[D] [C]
Riding on a southbound freight train,
[F] Streeting [C] through the night,
[F] Oval built, the [A] railroad bombed,
[D] Fighting [G] parties [Am] lost,
[C] A warm arm's there to hold him,
[F] No blankets [C] there to hold,
[F] Nothing but [C] the [A] chilly wind,
[D] The biting rain [G] so cold,
[C] When I heard a voice a-blowing,
[F] In an old familiar [C] way,
[F] The hobo seemed [C] [A] contented for,
[D] He [G] smiled there with [C] ease,
Totally cold, [G] a [C] hobo, a big,
[F] [C] [A]
[D] [G] [C]
I tried to rain what's falling,
[F] Upon that [C] boxcar [D] door,
[F] The little farm [C] my [A] hobo built,
[D] Laid dead upon [G] the floor,
[B]
[C] As the train whistle blew so softly,
[F] And went speeding through [C] the night,
[F] Well no one knew [C] that hobo [A] built,
[D] Was taking [G] his [C] last ride,
Totally cold, [G] a hobo, [C] a big,
I leo [F]-de-le-de-hoo,
Lo-le-o [C]-de-le-de-de -dee,
Leo [G]-de-le-de-dee,
Leo-de-le-de-dee,
[C] Leo-de-le-de-dee,
[F] [A]
[D] [C]
Riding on a southbound freight train,
[F] Streeting [C] through the night,
[F] Oval built, the [A] railroad bombed,
[D] Fighting [G] parties [Am] lost,
[C] A warm arm's there to hold him,
[F] No blankets [C] there to hold,
[F] Nothing but [C] the [A] chilly wind,
[D] The biting rain [G] so cold,
[C] When I heard a voice a-blowing,
[F] In an old familiar [C] way,
[F] The hobo seemed [C] [A] contented for,
[D] He [G] smiled there with [C] ease,
Totally cold, [G] a [C] hobo, a big,
[F] [C] [A]
[D] [G] [C]
I tried to rain what's falling,
[F] Upon that [C] boxcar [D] door,
[F] The little farm [C] my [A] hobo built,
[D] Laid dead upon [G] the floor,
[B]
[C] As the train whistle blew so softly,
[F] And went speeding through [C] the night,
[F] Well no one knew [C] that hobo [A] built,
[D] Was taking [G] his [C] last ride,
Totally cold, [G] a hobo, [C] a big,
I leo [F]-de-le-de-hoo,
Lo-le-o [C]-de-le-de-de -dee,
Leo [G]-de-le-de-dee,
Leo-de-le-de-dee,
[C] Leo-de-le-de-dee,
Key:
C
F
G
D
A
C
F
G
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ Riding on a southbound freight train,
_ [F] _ Streeting [C] through the night, _
_ [F] Oval built, the [A] railroad bombed,
_ [D] Fighting _ [G] parties [Am] lost, _
[C] A warm arm's there to hold him, _
[F] No blankets [C] there to hold, _
[F] _ Nothing but [C] the [A] chilly wind,
[D] The biting rain [G] so cold,
[C] When I heard a voice a-blowing,
[F] In an old familiar [C] _ way, _
[F] The hobo seemed [C] _ [A] contented for,
[D] He [G] smiled there with [C] ease, _ _ _
Totally cold, [G] a _ [C] hobo, a big, _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _
I tried to rain what's falling, _ _
[F] Upon that [C] boxcar [D] door, _ _
[F] The little farm [C] my [A] hobo built,
[D] Laid dead upon [G] the floor,
[B] _
[C] As the train whistle blew so softly, _
[F] And went speeding through [C] the night, _
[F] Well no one knew [C] that hobo [A] built,
[D] Was taking [G] his [C] last ride, _
Totally cold, [G] a _ hobo, [C] a big,
_ _ _ I leo [F]-de-le-de-hoo, _ _ _ _
Lo-le-o [C]-de-le-de-de _ _ _ -dee,
Leo [G]-de-le-de-dee,
Leo-de-le-de-dee,
[C] Leo-de-le-de-dee,
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ Riding on a southbound freight train,
_ [F] _ Streeting [C] through the night, _
_ [F] Oval built, the [A] railroad bombed,
_ [D] Fighting _ [G] parties [Am] lost, _
[C] A warm arm's there to hold him, _
[F] No blankets [C] there to hold, _
[F] _ Nothing but [C] the [A] chilly wind,
[D] The biting rain [G] so cold,
[C] When I heard a voice a-blowing,
[F] In an old familiar [C] _ way, _
[F] The hobo seemed [C] _ [A] contented for,
[D] He [G] smiled there with [C] ease, _ _ _
Totally cold, [G] a _ [C] hobo, a big, _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _
I tried to rain what's falling, _ _
[F] Upon that [C] boxcar [D] door, _ _
[F] The little farm [C] my [A] hobo built,
[D] Laid dead upon [G] the floor,
[B] _
[C] As the train whistle blew so softly, _
[F] And went speeding through [C] the night, _
[F] Well no one knew [C] that hobo [A] built,
[D] Was taking [G] his [C] last ride, _
Totally cold, [G] a _ hobo, [C] a big,
_ _ _ I leo [F]-de-le-de-hoo, _ _ _ _
Lo-le-o [C]-de-le-de-de _ _ _ -dee,
Leo [G]-de-le-de-dee,
Leo-de-le-de-dee,
[C] Leo-de-le-de-dee,
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _