Detroit City ( I Wanna Go Home) by Bobby Bare from 1963. Chords

Tempo:
121.7 bpm
Chords used:

B

E

F#

F

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Detroit City ( I Wanna Go Home) by Bobby Bare from 1963. chords
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[E] [F]
[B] [F]
[E] I wanna go home, I wanna [A] go home,
[E] oh I [B] wanna [E] go home
Last night I went [B] to sleep in [E] Detroit City
And [B] I dreamed about those cotton fields [E] and home
I [A]
dreamed about my mother, [E] dear old papa, sister and brother
I [F#]
dreamed about that girl [B] who's been waiting for so long
I wanna go [E] home, I [A] wanna go home,
[E] oh now I [B] wanna [E] go home
[F]
[B]
Home folks think [F#] I'm big in Detroit [B] City
From [F#] the letters that I write they think [B] I'm fine
But [E] by day I make the cards, [B] by night I make the bars
[C#] If only they could read between [F#] the lines
[B] As you know, [F#] I rode a freight train [B] north to Detroit City
And [F#] after all these years I find that I've just been [E] wasting [B] my time
So I just [E] think I'll take my foolish pride
And put it on the [G#m] southbound freight and [B] ride
Go on [C#] back to the loved ones, the ones that I [F#] left waiting so far behind
[F#m] I wanna [B] go home, [E] I wanna go home,
[B] oh [F#] now I wanna
[B] go home
[F] [E]
Key:  
B
12341112
E
2311
F#
134211112
F
134211111
A
1231
B
12341112
E
2311
F#
134211112
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To jam and learn Bobby Bare - Detroit City chords, your primary focus should be mastering these chords sequence: F#, B, E, A, E and B. A strategic approach would be to train at 60 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 122. Adapt the capo setting considering your vocal range, with reference to the key: E Major.

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[E] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ I wanna go home, I _ wanna [A] go home, _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] oh I [B] wanna _ [E] go home
_ _ _ _ Last night I went [B] to sleep in [E] Detroit City
_ _ _ _ And [B] I dreamed about those cotton fields [E] and home
I _ _ _ [A] _
dreamed about my mother, [E] dear old papa, sister and brother
I [F#] _
dreamed about that girl _ [B] who's been waiting for so long
I wanna go [E] home, _ _ _ I [A] wanna go home, _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] oh now I [B] wanna [E] go home
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Home folks think [F#] I'm big in Detroit [B] City
_ _ _ _ From [F#] the letters that I write they think [B] I'm fine
_ But _ _ [E] by day I make the cards, _ [B] by night I make the bars _
[C#] If only they could read between [F#] the _ lines _ _ _ _
[B] _ As you know, [F#] I rode a freight train [B] north to Detroit City
_ And _ _ [F#] after all these years I find that I've just been [E] wasting [B] my time
_ _ _ So I just [E] think I'll take my foolish pride
And put it on the [G#m] southbound freight and [B] ride
_ Go on [C#] back to the loved ones, _ the ones that I [F#] left waiting so far behind
_ [F#m] I wanna [B] go home, _ _ _ [E] I wanna go home, _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] oh [F#] now I wanna _
[B] go home
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song, written by Mel Tillis and Danny Dill, finds its place within the 20 Greatest Hits album.

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