Chords for Woody Guthrie - Hobo's Lullaby (1944)

Tempo:
74.1 bpm
Chords used:

Eb

Bb

Ab

Gm

Gb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Woody Guthrie - Hobo's Lullaby (1944) chords
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[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb]
Go to sleep [Ab] you weary hobo [Bb] Let the town drift [Eb] slowly by
Listen to the [Ab] steel rails humming
[Bb] That's a [Eb] hobo's lullaby
Oh oh [Ab] oh oh oh oh oh [Bb] Oh oh oh [Eb] oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh [Ab] oh oh [Bb] Oh oh oh oh [Eb] oh oh oh
Do not [Ab] think about tomorrow Let [Bb] tomorrow come [Eb] and go
Tonight you've got a nice [Ab] warm boxcar [Bb] Safe from all this [Eb] wind and snow
[Gm] I [Gb]
[Fm] [Bb] [Eb]
know the [Ab] police cause you trouble [Bb] They cause trouble [Eb] everywhere
But when you die and go [Ab] 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 [Ab] steel rails humming [Bb] That's a hobo's [Eb] lullaby
Oh oh [Ab] oh oh oh [Bb] oh Oh oh oh [Eb] oh oh oh
Oh oh [Ab] oh oh oh oh [Bb] [Eb] oh
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Key:  
Eb
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Bb
12341111
Ab
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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. A strategic approach would be to train at 37 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 74. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: E Major.

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[Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _
Go to sleep [Ab] you weary hobo [Bb] Let the town drift [Eb] slowly by _
Listen to the [Ab] steel rails humming _
[Bb] That's a [Eb] hobo's lullaby _
Oh oh [Ab] oh oh oh oh oh [Bb] Oh oh oh [Eb] oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh [Ab] oh oh [Bb] Oh oh oh oh [Eb] oh oh oh
Do _ _ not [Ab] think about tomorrow Let [Bb] _ tomorrow come [Eb] and go
Tonight you've got a nice [Ab] warm boxcar [Bb] Safe from all this [Eb] wind and snow
_ [Gm] I [Gb] _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ know the [Ab] police cause you trouble _ [Bb] They cause trouble [Eb] everywhere
_ But when you die and go [Ab] 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 [Ab] steel rails humming _ [Bb] That's a hobo's [Eb] lullaby
_ Oh oh [Ab] oh oh oh [Bb] oh Oh oh oh [Eb] oh oh oh
Oh oh [Ab] oh oh oh oh _ [Bb] _ [Eb] oh
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _

Facts about this song

The This Land is Your Land: The Asch Recordings, Vol. 1 album includes this song.

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