Detroit City Chords by George Jones

Tempo:
122.25 bpm
Chords used:

B

E

F#

A

C#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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George Jones - Detroit City chords
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[N] [B]
[F]
[E] I wanna go home, I wanna [A] go home,
[E] oh how [B] I wanna [E] go home.
Last night I went [B] to sleep in [E] Detroit City, [B] and I dreamed about the cotton
[E] fields and home.
I [A] dreamed about my mother, dear [E] old [B] papa, sister [E] and brother.
And I [F#] dreamed about the girl who's [B] been waiting for so long.
[E] I wanna go home, I wanna go [A] home,
[E] oh how [B] I wanna go [E] home.
[B]
[G#m]
[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 cars, and [B] by night I make the bars.
[C#] If only they could read between [F#] the lines.
[B] Cause [F#] you know I rode a freight train [B] north to Detroit City.
And [F#] after all these years, I find I've just been wasting [B] my time.
So I [E] think I'll just take my foolish pride and put [B] it on the southbound freight and ride.
And [C#] go back to the loved ones, [F#] the ones I left [D#m] behind.
I wanna [B] go home, I wanna [E] go home,
[B] oh how [F#] I wanna go [B] home.
Key:  
B
12341112
E
2311
F#
134211112
A
1231
C#
12341114
B
12341112
E
2311
F#
134211112
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Learn the basic chords of George Jones - Detroit City chords, with this master sequence: E, B, E, A, E, B, F# and B. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 61 BPM and then match the original tempo of 122 BPM. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of E Major.

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

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This song was composed by Mel Tillis and Danny Dill.

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