Merle Haggard - Hobo Bills Last Ride Chords
Tempo:
64.45 bpm
Chords used:
C
F
G
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C] [F] [C]
[F] [C] [G] [C]
Riding on a eastbound freight train, [F] speeding [C] through the night.
[F] A hobo [C] billed the railroad [D] bumps, fighting for [G] his life.
[C] And the sadness of his eyes revealed [F] the torture of [C] his soul.
[F] He raised a weak [C] and weary hand [G] to brush away [C] the cold.
No warm lights flickered around him, [F] no blankets there [C] to hold.
[F] Nothing but [C] the howling wind, [D] the driving rain [G] so cold.
[C] When I heard a whistle blowing, [F] in a dreamy kind [C] of way,
[F] the hobo seemed [C] contented for [G] he smiled there where [C] he lay.
A [G] hobo [C] billed.
[F] [C] [D]
[G] [C] [F]
[C] [F] [C] [G]
[C] Outside the rain was falling [F] on the lonely [C] boxcar door.
[F] But the little form [C] of hobo bill [D] lay dead upon [G] the floor.
[C] While the train sped through the darkness, [F] with the raging storm [C] outside.
[F] No one knew [C] that hobo bill [G] was taking his [C] last ride.
The [G] Hobo [C] Bill
[F] [C] [G] [C]
Riding on a eastbound freight train, [F] speeding [C] through the night.
[F] A hobo [C] billed the railroad [D] bumps, fighting for [G] his life.
[C] And the sadness of his eyes revealed [F] the torture of [C] his soul.
[F] He raised a weak [C] and weary hand [G] to brush away [C] the cold.
No warm lights flickered around him, [F] no blankets there [C] to hold.
[F] Nothing but [C] the howling wind, [D] the driving rain [G] so cold.
[C] When I heard a whistle blowing, [F] in a dreamy kind [C] of way,
[F] the hobo seemed [C] contented for [G] he smiled there where [C] he lay.
A [G] hobo [C] billed.
[F] [C] [D]
[G] [C] [F]
[C] [F] [C] [G]
[C] Outside the rain was falling [F] on the lonely [C] boxcar door.
[F] But the little form [C] of hobo bill [D] lay dead upon [G] the floor.
[C] While the train sped through the darkness, [F] with the raging storm [C] outside.
[F] No one knew [C] that hobo bill [G] was taking his [C] last ride.
The [G] Hobo [C] Bill
Key:
C
F
G
D
C
F
G
D
_ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _
[F] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ Riding on a eastbound freight train, [F] speeding [C] through the night.
[F] A hobo [C] billed the railroad [D] bumps, fighting for [G] his life.
_ [C] And the sadness of his eyes revealed [F] the torture of [C] his soul.
[F] He raised a weak [C] and weary hand [G] to brush away [C] the cold.
_ _ No warm lights flickered around him, [F] no blankets there [C] to hold.
[F] Nothing but [C] the howling wind, [D] the driving rain [G] so cold. _
[C] When I heard a whistle blowing, [F] in a dreamy kind [C] of way,
[F] the hobo seemed [C] contented for [G] he smiled there where [C] he lay.
_ A _ [G] hobo [C] billed. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _
[C] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ _ Outside the rain was falling [F] on the lonely [C] boxcar door.
[F] But the little form [C] of hobo bill [D] lay dead upon [G] the floor.
_ _ [C] While the train sped through the darkness, [F] with the raging storm [C] outside.
[F] No one knew [C] that hobo bill [G] was taking his [C] last ride. _
The _ [G] Hobo [C] Bill _ _ _
[F] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ Riding on a eastbound freight train, [F] speeding [C] through the night.
[F] A hobo [C] billed the railroad [D] bumps, fighting for [G] his life.
_ [C] And the sadness of his eyes revealed [F] the torture of [C] his soul.
[F] He raised a weak [C] and weary hand [G] to brush away [C] the cold.
_ _ No warm lights flickered around him, [F] no blankets there [C] to hold.
[F] Nothing but [C] the howling wind, [D] the driving rain [G] so cold. _
[C] When I heard a whistle blowing, [F] in a dreamy kind [C] of way,
[F] the hobo seemed [C] contented for [G] he smiled there where [C] he lay.
_ A _ [G] hobo [C] billed. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _
[C] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ _ Outside the rain was falling [F] on the lonely [C] boxcar door.
[F] But the little form [C] of hobo bill [D] lay dead upon [G] the floor.
_ _ [C] While the train sped through the darkness, [F] with the raging storm [C] outside.
[F] No one knew [C] that hobo bill [G] was taking his [C] last ride. _
The _ [G] Hobo [C] Bill _ _ _