{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":592364,"song":"The Hobo Song","artist":"John Prine","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/592364-the-hobo-song-chords-by-john-prine/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/592364?type=chord","rating":4.95358,"votes":63,"content":"----------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\n                         The Hobo Song - John Prine\r\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\n\r\nTabbed by: Dave S.\r\nEmail: Dlgibson@netscape.com\r\n\r\nTuning: Standard (CAPO 2nd Fret)\r\n\r\nArtist: John Prine\r\nAlbum: Bruised Orange\r\nYear: 1978\r\n\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n[ch]D[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab]            [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThere was a time, when lonely men would wander;[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]A[/ch]                        [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThrough this land, rolling aimlessly along.[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSo many times, I've heard of their sad stories;[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWritten in the words of dead men's songs.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nDown through the years, many men have yearned for freedom.[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]A[/ch]                          [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nSome found it only on the open road.[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSo many tears of blood have fell around us;[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\n'Cause you can't always do what you are told.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]               [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nPlease tell me where, have all the hobos gone to.[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]A[/ch]                              [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI see no fire burning down by the rusty railroad tracks.[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nCould it be, that time has gone and left them,[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nTied up in life's eternal travelling sack[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Interlude]\r\n[ch]D[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nLast Sunday night, I wrote a letter to my loved one.[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]                    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI signed my name and knew I'd stayed away too long.[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThere was a time when my heart was free to wander.[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd I remember as I sing this hobo song.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]               [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nPlease tell me where have all the hobos gone to.[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]A[/ch]                               [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI see no fire burning down by the rusty railroad tracks[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nCould it be, that time has gone and left them,[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nTied up in life's eternal traveling sack[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nTied up in life's eternal traveling sack[/tab]","plain_text":"----------------------------------------------------------------------------\n                         The Hobo Song - John Prine\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nTabbed by: Dave S.\nEmail: Dlgibson@netscape.com\n\nTuning: Standard (CAPO 2nd Fret)\n\nArtist: John Prine\nAlbum: Bruised Orange\nYear: 1978\n\n\n[Intro]\nD  A  D\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Interlude]\nD  A  D\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]","chords":["D","A","G"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}