Johnny Cash – The Hobo Song (Guitar)

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[Intro] | D | G | D | D | | A | A7 | D | [Verse 1]
D                       G                D       D
 There was a time, when lonely men would wander

A                          A7         D     
Through this land, rolling aimlessly along

A        D           G                  D        D
 So many times, I've heard of their sad stories

A              A7                  D
Written in the words of dead men's songs
[Verse 2]
D                             G                    D
 Down through the years, many men have yearned for freedom

     A             A7          D
Some found it only on the open road

A        D        G                D
 So many tears of blood have fell around us

       A                A7               D
'Cause you can't always do what you were told
[Chorus]
D                           G             D
 Please tell me where, have all the hobos gone to

  A           A7                   D              A
I see no fire burning, down by the rusty railroad tracks

         D        G                 D
Could it be, that time has gone and left them?

     A             A7               D     D
Tied up in life's eternal travelin' sack
[Parlando]
D                     G                    D
 Last Sunday night, I wrote a letter to my loved one

D                 A                           A7           D
 I signed my name and I knew that I'd stayed away, way too long

A                      D                    G
 There was a time when my heart was free to wander

D                     A         A7         D
 And I remember; as I sing this hobo song
(parlando through the pattern of the chorus, sung by backing vocals) [Chorus]
D                           G             D
 Please tell me where, have all the hobos gone to

  A           A7                   D              A
I see no fire burning, down by the rusty railroad tracks

         D        G                 D
Could it be, that time has gone and left them

     A             A7               D
Tied up in life's eternal travelin' sack
[Chorus]
D                           G             D
 Please tell me where, have all the hobos gone to

  A           A7                   D              A
I see no fire burning, down by the rusty railroad tracks

         D        G                 D
Could it be, that time has gone and left them

     A             A7               D
Tied up in life's eternal travelin' sack