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1/28

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 28Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Lick in between Verses
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|----2--------------------|
A|--3---3^-----------------|
E|-------------------------|
 | ^  half bend
[Chorus]
My Ashirt is a ragged and my Cpants are torn
I Faint found nothin I'm a-Bblookin' for 
And I Ewanna go back,    to ABaltimore
I Amiss my dinghey on the Cchesapeak shore
The Fshrimp and the Shad-a-fish BbI adore
And I Ewanna go back,    to Abaltimore
[Verse]
WeAll I left home about ten months ago
CaDuse I was tired of my status quo
I Esaid "I'm sick of this dead head town
I'Am gonna cut out and have a look around"
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|----2--------------------|
A|--3---3^-----------------|
E|-------------------------| x2
AThat was my first mistake
At Afirst I was livin real high on the hog
HaDvin more fun than a pedigree dog
'FEore long though my loot ran low
AnAd I said "oh well I'll be a hobo"
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|----2--------------------|
A|--3---3^-----------------|
E|-------------------------| x2
ThAat was my second mistake
[Chorus]
My Ashirt is a ragged and my Cpants are torn
I Faint found nothin I'm a-Bblookin' for 
And I Ewanna go back,    to ABaltimore
[Verse]
AWell I starved in Chicago and Kalamazoo
DWent down to Atlanta and I starved there too
EI met a lot a' girls but ya can't make time 
AWhen you're knockin' on the back door beggin for a dime
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|----2--------------------|
A|--3---3^-----------------|
E|-------------------------| x2
AI know, I've tried 
AI searched for my fortune as hard as I could
DBut ya can't make a fortune choppin' up wood
ESo I'll admit, though I lose a lot a' face
AThat my own back yard was a heck of a place
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|----2--------------------|
A|--3---3^-----------------|
E|-------------------------| x2
ABaltimore, Good ol' Baltimore
[Chorus]
My Ashirt is a ragged and my Cpants are torn
I Faint found nothin I'm a-Bblookin' for 
And I Ewanna go back,    to ABaltimore
I Amiss my dinghey on the Cchesapeak shore
The Fshrimp and the Shad-a-fish BbI adore
And I Ewanna go back,    to Abaltimore
[Outro]
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|----2--------------------|
A|--3---3^-----------------|
E|-------------------------| x4
AHitch me a train, Flag me down a Semi, Man I don't care, I gotta get back, 
Goin' to Baltimore, Headin back

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Baltimore

by Sonny James

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Lick in between Verses

e|-------------------------|

B|-------------------------|

G|-------------------------|

D|----2--------------------|

A|--3---3^-----------------|

E|-------------------------|

| ^ half bend

[Chorus]

A C

My shirt is a ragged and my pants are torn

F Bb

I aint found nothin I'm a-lookin' for

E A

And I wanna go back, to Baltimore

A C

I miss my dinghey on the chesapeak shore

F Bb

The shrimp and the Shad-a-fish I adore

E A

And I wanna go back, to baltimore

[Verse]

Well I left home about ten months ago

Cause I was tired of my status quo

I said "I'm sick of this dead head town

I'm gonna cut out and have a look around"

e|-------------------------|

B|-------------------------|

G|-------------------------|

D|----2--------------------|

A|--3---3^-----------------|

E|-------------------------| x2

That was my first mistake

At first I was livin real high on the hog

Havin more fun than a pedigree dog

'Fore long though my loot ran low

And I said "oh well I'll be a hobo"

e|-------------------------|

B|-------------------------|

G|-------------------------|

D|----2--------------------|

A|--3---3^-----------------|

E|-------------------------| x2

That was my second mistake

[Chorus]

A C

My shirt is a ragged and my pants are torn

F Bb

I aint found nothin I'm a-lookin' for

E A

And I wanna go back, to Baltimore

[Verse]

Well I starved in Chicago and Kalamazoo

Went down to Atlanta and I starved there too

I met a lot a' girls but ya can't make time

When you're knockin' on the back door beggin for a dime

e|-------------------------|

B|-------------------------|

G|-------------------------|

D|----2--------------------|

A|--3---3^-----------------|

E|-------------------------| x2

I know, I've tried

I searched for my fortune as hard as I could

But ya can't make a fortune choppin' up wood

So I'll admit, though I lose a lot a' face

That my own back yard was a heck of a place

e|-------------------------|

B|-------------------------|

G|-------------------------|

D|----2--------------------|

A|--3---3^-----------------|

E|-------------------------| x2

Baltimore, Good ol' Baltimore

[Chorus]

A C

My shirt is a ragged and my pants are torn

F Bb

I aint found nothin I'm a-lookin' for

E A

And I wanna go back, to Baltimore

A C

I miss my dinghey on the chesapeak shore

F Bb

The shrimp and the Shad-a-fish I adore

E A

And I wanna go back, to baltimore

[Outro]

e|-------------------------|

B|-------------------------|

G|-------------------------|

D|----2--------------------|

A|--3---3^-----------------|

E|-------------------------| x4

Hitch me a train, Flag me down a Semi, Man I don't care, I gotta get back,

Goin' to Baltimore, Headin back

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