Chords for John Prine Hobo Song

Tempo:
108.4 bpm
Chords used:

E

B

A

Em

F#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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John Prine Hobo Song chords
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[Em] [A] [E] [B] .
[E] .
There was a time [A] when lonely men would [E] wander [B] [E] through [B] this land, rolling aimlessly [E] along.
[B] So many [Em] times [C#] I've heard [A] of their [E] sad story .
[C#] [E] written in [B] the words of [E] dead men's songs.
.
[B] Down through the [E] years many men [A] have [E] yearned for freedom, .
[B] some found it only on the open [E] road.
So [B] .
many [E] tears [F#m] of blood have filled [E] around us, cause you can't always [B] do what you are [E] told.
.
Please [Em] tell me where [E] [C#] have [A].
all the hopos [Em] [E] gone to?.
[B] [E] .
[B] I see no fire burning down by [E] the [B] rusty railroad track.
.
[C#] [E] Could it be [F#m] that time has gone and [E] left them .
[C#m] tied [E] up in [B] life's eternal traveling [E] sand?
.
[A] [G] [E] [B] .
[F#m] [B] [E] .
[F#m] [E] Last Sunday night I wrote [A] a letter .
[E] [F#m] to my [E] loved ones.
.
I signed my [B] name and knew I had stayed away.
too [Em] long.
[E] [B] .
There [G#m] was a time [E] when [A] my heart was free to wander [E] and .
[G#m] [E] I remember as I [B] sing this [E] hobo song.
.
Please tell me where [A] have [E] all the hopos gone to?
.
[B] I see no fire burning down by the rusty railroad track.
Could [E] it be [A] that time has gone [E] and left them.
tied up in [B].
life's eternal traveling [E] sand?
.
[Am] [E] Tied up in [B] life's eternal traveling [E] sand.
.
Key:  
E
2311
B
12341112
A
1231
Em
121
F#m
123111112
E
2311
B
12341112
A
1231
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To jam and learn the simple chords for John Prine - (2020 Remaster) The Hobo Song chords, practice playing A, E, A, E, B and E in sequence. Begin your practice at a relaxed 54 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 108. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of E Major.

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[Em] _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ _ .
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
There was a time _ _ [A] when lonely _ men would [E] wander [B] _ [E] through [B] _ this land, _ rolling _ aimlessly [E] along.
[B] So _ _ many [Em] times _ [C#] I've heard [A] of their [E] sad story _ _ _ .
[C#] _ _ [E] written in [B] the words of [E] dead men's songs.
_ _ _ .
[B] Down through the [E] years many men [A] have [E] yearned for _ freedom, _ _ _ .
[B] some found it only on the open [E] road.
So _ [B] _ .
many [E] tears _ _ [F#m] of blood have filled _ [E] around us, _ _ _ cause you can't always [B] do what you are [E] told.
_ _ _ _ .
Please [Em] tell me where [E] _ _ [C#] have [A].
all the hopos [Em] _ [E] gone to?.
[B] _ [E] _ _ .
[B] I see no fire burning down by [E] the [B] rusty railroad track.
_ .
[C#] [E] Could it be _ [F#m] that time has gone and [E] left them _ _ _ .
[C#m] tied [E] up in [B] life's eternal _ traveling [E] sand?
_ _ _ _ _ .
[A] _ _ [G] _ [E] _ _ _ [B] _ _ .
[F#m] _ [B] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[F#m] [E] Last Sunday night _ I wrote [A] a letter _ .
[E] [F#m] to my [E] loved ones.
_ _ _ .
I signed my [B] name _ and knew I had stayed away.
too [Em] long.
[E] _ _ _ [B] _ .
There [G#m] was a time [E] when [A] my heart was free to wander [E] _ and _ _ _ .
[G#m] _ [E] I remember as I [B] sing this [E] hobo song.
_ _ _ _ .
Please tell me where _ [A] have [E] all the hopos gone to?
_ .
_ [B] _ I see no fire burning down by the rusty railroad track.
_ Could [E] it be _ [A] that time has gone [E] and left them.
_ _ _ tied up in [B].
life's eternal traveling [E] sand?
_ _ .
_ _ _ [Am] [E] Tied up in [B] life's eternal traveling [E] sand.
_ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

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