Chords for Hobo's Lullaby - Woody Guthrie

Tempo:
156.85 bpm
Chords used:

Eb

Bb

Ab

Gm

Gb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Hobo's Lullaby - Woody Guthrie chords
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[Eb]
[Bb]
[Eb]
Go to sleep you weary [Ab] hobo [Bb] Let the town drift [Eb] slowly by
Listen to the steel [Ab] rails humming [Bb] That's a hobo's [Eb] lullaby
Oh oh [Ab]
[Bb]
[Eb]
oh [Ab] oh oh oh
[Bb] oh
Do [Eb]
not think [Ab] about tomorrow [Bb] Let tomorrow [Eb] come and go
Tonight got a nice [Ab] warm boxcar [Bb]
Safe from all this [Eb] wind and snow
[Gm] I [Gb]
[Fm]
[Bb] [Eb]
know the police cause [Ab] you trouble They [Bb] cause trouble [Eb] everywhere
But when you die and [Ab] go to heaven
[Bb] You'll find no [Eb] policeman there
So go to sleep you [Ab] weary hobo [Bb] Let the town drift [Eb] slowly by
Listen to the steel [Ab] rails humming [Bb]
That's a hobo's [Eb] lullaby
Oh oh [Ab] [Bb]
oh oh oh oh [Eb] oh
[Ab]
[Bb] [Eb]
Key:  
Eb
12341116
Bb
12341111
Ab
134211114
Gm
123111113
Gb
134211112
Eb
12341116
Bb
12341111
Ab
134211114
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To jam and learn the simple chords for Woody Guthrie - Hobos Lullaby chords, practice playing Eb, Ab, Bb and Eb in sequence. Kick off your practice at a gentle 78 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 157 BPM. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of E Major.

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[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
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_ _ _ _ Go to sleep you weary [Ab] _ hobo _ _ [Bb] Let _ the town drift [Eb] slowly by _ _ _ _ _
Listen to the steel [Ab] rails humming _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ That's a hobo's [Eb] _ lullaby _ _ _
_ _ Oh oh _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ oh _ [Ab] oh oh _ _ oh _
[Bb] oh
_ Do _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ not think [Ab] about tomorrow _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ Let tomorrow [Eb] come and go _ _
_ _ _ Tonight got a nice [Ab] warm _ _ boxcar _ [Bb] _
Safe from all this [Eb] wind and snow
_ _ [Gm] I _ _ [Gb] _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ know the police cause [Ab] you trouble _ _ They [Bb] _ _ cause trouble [Eb] everywhere
_ _ _ _ _ But when you die and [Ab] go to heaven _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ You'll find no [Eb] policeman there _ _ _
So go to sleep you [Ab] weary hobo _ _ _ _ [Bb] Let the town drift [Eb] slowly _ by _
_ _ _ Listen to the steel [Ab] rails humming _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
That's a hobo's _ [Eb] lullaby _
_ _ _ _ Oh oh _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ oh oh oh oh [Eb] oh _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _

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The Folkways: The Original Vision album includes this song.

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