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Detroit City:Tom Jones.
#27 in 1967.
INTRO:  E   F   B   F  E  
RIFF:
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#1.
ELast night, I went to Bsleep in Detroit ECity.
I Bdreamed about them cotton fields and Ehome.
EI Adreamed about my Mother, dear old EPappy,
sister and brother..and I F#dreamed about that girl,
who`s been Bwaiting for so long.
CHORUS:
BI wanna go Ehome..I wanna go Ahome.
EOh, how I Bwanna go Ehome.
RIFF:
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#2.
EHome folks think I`m Bbig in Detroit ECity.
EFrom the letters that I Bwrite, they think I`m just Efine.
(Yes, they do.)
But by Aday, I make the cars, and by Enight, I make the bars.
If F#only they could read between the Blines.
SPOKEN:Ad lib.
BCause you know I rode a freight train north,
to Detroit ECity.
EAnd after Ball these years I find, I`ve just been 
wasting my Etime.
You know what I`m gonna do?..I`m Agonna take my foolish pride,
get it on a Esouthbound freight and let it ride.
I`m F#gonna go back to the loved ones..the Bones that I left
waiting so far behind.
CHORUS:
BI wanna go Ehome..I wanna go Ahome.
EOh, how I Bwanna go Ehome.
(Can`t you hear me?)
RIFF: (First 2 parts.)
CHORUS:
BI wanna go Ehome..I wanna go Ahome.
EOh, how I Bwanna go Ehome.
(Somebody help me!)
OUTRO:
BI wanna go Ehome..I wanna go Ahome.
EOh, how I Bwanna go Ehome.
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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Detroit City

by Tom Jones

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Detroit City:Tom Jones.

#27 in 1967.

E F B F E

INTRO:

RIFF:

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#1.

E B E

Last night, I went to sleep in Detroit City.

B E

I dreamed about them cotton fields and home.

E A E

I dreamed about my Mother, dear old Pappy,

sister and brother..and I dreamed about that girl,

who`s been waiting for so long.

CHORUS:

B E A

I wanna go home..I wanna go home.

E B E

Oh, how I wanna go home.

RIFF:

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#2.

E B E

Home folks think I`m big in Detroit City.

E B E

From the letters that I write, they think I`m just fine.

(Yes, they do.)

A E

But by day, I make the cars, and by night, I make the bars.

F# B

If only they could read between the lines.

SPOKEN:Ad lib.

Cause you know I rode a freight train north,

to Detroit City.

E B

And after all these years I find, I`ve just been

wasting my time.

You know what I`m gonna do?..I`m gonna take my foolish pride,

get it on a southbound freight and let it ride.

F# B

I`m gonna go back to the loved ones..the ones that I left

waiting so far behind.

CHORUS:

B E A

I wanna go home..I wanna go home.

E B E

Oh, how I wanna go home.

(Can`t you hear me?)

RIFF: (First 2 parts.)

CHORUS:

B E A

I wanna go home..I wanna go home.

E B E

Oh, how I wanna go home.

(Somebody help me!)

OUTRO:

B E A

I wanna go home..I wanna go home.

E B E

Oh, how I wanna go home.

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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