Billy Strings – The Hobo Song (Guitar)
Capo 2
Key
-
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
[Intro Rhythm]
e |---------0-0-----0-1-0-3|----------0-0-----0--0--|--0-3p0----1-----------0|-3-----------------------| B |---------0-1-----1-1-1-3|----------0-1-----1--1--|--1----1---1-1---1-----1|-3-----------------------| G |---------0-0-----2-2-2-0|----------0-0-----0--0--|--2-----2--2-0h2-0-0h2-2|-0-----------------------| D |---------2-2-----2-3-2-0|----------2-2-0h2-2--2--|--2------3-3-------0h2-2|-0-----------------------| A |---------2-3-2-0---3---2|----------2-3------3-3-2|-0----------------------|-2-----------------------| E |-3-2-1-0-0-3--3----1---3|3-3-2-1-0-0-------------|3----------1------------|-3-----------------------|
[Verse 1]
G Em Too late to feel sorrow C Am Too late to feel pain F Am He's just an old hobo G Asleep out in the rain
[Verse 2]
G Em He'll never cause trouble C Am Don't have no fear F Am He's just an old hobo G And he'll soon be far away from here
[Chorus]
B7 C C7 He used to be a gambling man just like you G D C Until he sank so low there was nothing no one could do B7 C C7 He used to be a gambling man just like you G D C Until he sank so low there was nothing no one could do
[Break 1]
(Mandolin Break leads into Guitar Break)
G Em C Am F Am G G Em C Am F Am G
e |----------------------7-|9b-9b7-7-0-0---8--8--8--|8-8-----8---8---8---8---|0-2-3-0---0--------------| B |-------------------7-7--|------9----------8--8--8|------11--11--11--11----|-------3p0-3-0---0-------| G |--------------4-6/8-----|--------9---8/9-9--9--9-|-9-9-9---9---9---9------|--------------2/3-2p0----| D |-----------4-6----------|------------------------|------------------------|---------------------2p0-| A |--0-1-2-4/6-------------|------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------| E |-3----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------| e |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------| B |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------| G |------2----------------0|--0-----0--0------------|---0-------2--2--2--2--2|--2----------------------| D |-2-3-4-4-3-2-0---0----2-|-2-----0--0----------0--|2p0-------1--1--1--1--1-|-1-----------------------| A |--------------2-0--2-3--|3--3--2--2--0---0-1/2---|-----0-1-2-----2-----2--|---2-0-2-3-------0-1-2-3-| E |------------------------|-------------2-3--------|----3-------2-----2-----|2---3-----0-1-2-3--------| e |-----------------3--6-6-|-0-2-3-0---0------------|------------------------|-------------------------| B |---------0-1-3/5--5-5-5-|--------3p0-3-0---------|------------------------|-1p0-1-0---0-------------| G |------0-2---------------|---------------3-2-0----|0-------2---------------|0---2---2-0-2-0----------| D |-0-1-2------------------|---------------------2p0|-0-2-3-4-4-3-2-0---0-0h2|---------------2-0-------| A |------------------------|------------------------|----------------2p0-----|------------------1/2----| E |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|---------------------3---|
[Verse 3]
G Em Oh, don't make him ask you C Am Oh, don't make him beg F Am He was a war hero G And that's how he hurt his leg
[Verse 4]
G Em He killed thirty indians C Am With one cannonball F Am He's just an old hobo G Asleep out in the hall
[Chorus]
B7 C C7 He used to be a gambling man just like you G D C Until he sank so low there was nothing no one could do B7 C C7 He used to be a gambling man just like you G D C Until he sank so low there was nothing no one could do
[Break 2]
e |----------0-0-3-0-2-0---|0---------------0-3p0-0-|0----0---0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3|3-0---0------------------| B |---------------------3p0|-3-0------------1-----1-|1----1---1-1------------|---3p0-3-0---------------| G |--------2/--------------|----3\2-0-------2-----2-|2-0h2-0h2--2------------|----------3/2-0---0------| D |------------------------|---------2~-----2-----2-|3----------2------------|---------------2p0-2-0---| A |------------------------|-----------3-2-0--------|------------------------|----------------------2--| E |-3-2-1-0----------------|--------------3---------|------------------------|-----------------------3-| e |------------------0-0-0-|0-0---------0-3-0-2-0---|0-0----0---0---0-----0--|0-2-3-0---0--------------| B |------------------0-0-0-|0-0------------------3p0|--1----1---1---1-----1--|-------3p0-3-0-----------| G |-----------0------0-0-0-|0-0---------------------|--2-0h2-0h2-0h2--0-2-2--|--------------3/2-0---0--| D |------0-2p0-------x-x-x-|0-x-0-0-0-0-------------|--3--------------0-2-2--|-------------------2p0---| A |-0-1/2------------3-5h7-|x-7-x-x-x-x-------------|------------------------|-------------------------| E |------------3-1-0-x-x-x-|7-8-8-7-6-5~------------|------------------------|-------------------------| e |------------------------|------------------------| B |------------------------|------------------------| G |------------------------|---0--------------------| D |-2-0-----------------0--|2p0---------------------| A |----1p0-1p0-1p0-0-1/2---|-----0-1-2--------------| E |---------------3--------|----3-------------------|
(Mandolin Break)
B7 C C7 G D C G B7 C C7 G D C G
[Verse 5]
G Em A wife and five children C Am Who live in L.A. F Am They miss their dear daddy G Who's gone so far away
[Verse 6]
G Em They still have his picture C Am It's hung on the wall F Am He's just an old hobo G Asleep out in the hall
[Chorus]
B7 C C7 He used to be a gambling man just like you G D C Until he sank so low there was nothing no one could do B7 C C7 He used to be a gambling man just like you G D C Until he sank so low there was nothing no one could do
[Outro]
e |--------------------3---| B |--------------------3---| G |--------------------0---| D |-2-0-0-0-0-0-2-0-0--0---| A |-3-2-0-2-0-2-3-2-0--2---| E |-------3----------3-3---|
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| x Mute
| ~ Vibrato