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Papa Hobo

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[Intro]
 A|  A|  A|  Asus4|  A|  Asus4|  A| Asus4  
 E|  E|  A|  Asus4|  E|  E|  A| Asus4  
 E|  E|  A|  B|  E|  E7|
        Mm------
[Verse]
    |            D|D7  
It's carbon and monoxide
       | G   G/F#   G/F|E  
The ole Detroit perfume
  |           D|D7  
It hangs on the highways
      |G  
In the morning
      |               A|   D|
And it lays you down by noon
        E|A  
Oh Papa Hobo 
   |            |             G|G7  
You can see that I'm dressed like a schoolboy
     |          C|A/C#  
But I feel like a clown
      |        G|       E|C  
It's a natural reaction I learned
          |      Bm    Am|  G| Bdim  Am| G|  | Am  G| Am  G| Am  G| Am|
In this basketball town
[Chorus]
       C|  |
Sweep up
      |               |        F|    |
I been sweeping up the tips I've made
   |    C/E  Dm|       C|  C/B|  Am|
I'm living on Gatorade
           |      G|  |  G7|
Planning my getaway
|             C|  |
Detroit, Detroit
     |         |          F|  |
Got a hell of a hockey team
     |       Em  Dm|C  
Got a left-handed way
  |     E/B| Am|           Am/G|
Of making a man sign up on that
      D/F#|         |    G|   |  G7|  |
Automotive dream, oh yeah,  oh yeah
  C7    C#|     D|G  
Oh, Papa Papa Hobo
         |         |    F|  | Bb   A  Ab|
Could you slip me a ride?
         G|          F|D/F#  
 Well, it's just after breakfast 
         |G  
I'm in the road
       |        C7|    F|
And the weatherman lied, 
[Outro]
 Dm/A|  Bb| Am|  Bb| Am   Gm|
Oo-------, Ah-----, Oo------- 
 F|     D/F#|   G|   C| F  
Nabadoobeedoo Ooh----, Ah---
 D/F#|   G|           C| F  
Ooo--oh--, oooh-ooh-ooh, yeah
 D/F#|     G|     C  
Ooo--oh---, oooh-ooh-ooh, yeah

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Papa Hobo

by Paul Simon

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Asus4

G/F#

G/F

A/C#

Bdim

C/E

C/B

E/B

Am/G

D/F#

[Intro]

A A A Asus4 A Asus4 A Asus4

| | | | | | |

E E A Asus4 E E A Asus4

| | | | | | |

E E A B E E7

| | | | | |

Mm------

[Verse]

D D7

| |

It's carbon and monoxide

G G/F# G/F E

| |

The ole Detroit perfume

D D7

| |

It hangs on the highways

In the morning

A D

| | |

And it lays you down by noon

E A

Oh Papa Hobo

G G7

| | |

You can see that I'm dressed like a schoolboy

C A/C#

| |

But I feel like a clown

G E C

| | |

It's a natural reaction I learned

Bm Am G Bdim Am G Am G Am G Am G Am

| | | | | | | | | |

In this basketball town

[Chorus]

| |

Sweep up

| | | |

I been sweeping up the tips I've made

C/E Dm C C/B Am

| | | | |

I'm living on Gatorade

G G7

| | | |

Planning my getaway

| | |

Detroit, Detroit

| | | |

Got a hell of a hockey team

Em Dm C

| |

Got a left-handed way

E/B Am Am/G

| | | |

Of making a man sign up on that

D/F# G G7

| | | | | |

Automotive dream, oh yeah, oh yeah

C7 C# D G

| |

Oh, Papa Papa Hobo

F Bb A Ab

| | | | |

Could you slip me a ride?

G F D/F#

| |

Well, it's just after breakfast

I'm in the road

C7 F

| | |

And the weatherman lied,

[Outro]

Dm/A Bb Am Bb Am Gm

| | | | |

Oo-------, Ah-----, Oo-------

F D/F# G C F

| | | |

Nabadoobeedoo Ooh----, Ah---

D/F# G C F

| | |

Ooo--oh--, oooh-ooh-ooh, yeah

D/F# G C

| |

Ooo--oh---, oooh-ooh-ooh, yeah

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