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Tune your guitar a half step down.
[Spoken intro]
N.C.
Echo out the background a bit, right?
N.C.
And to bring it, like, more focused
N.C.
And you've got it, that's it
N.C.
That's just as good as anybody
[Intro]
Hit the open A string
  EHey hey hey Dhey hey hey hey Ahey hey hey hey Ehey hey hey
Hey hey hey Dhey hey hey hey Ahey hey hey hey Ehey hey hey
Hey hey hey Dhey hey hey hey Ahey hey hey hey Ehey hey hey
Hey hey hey Dhey hey hey hey Ahey hey hey hey Ehey hey heyD  A  
[Verse 1]
When my Efeet touch down in a foreign land
I buried Dall my money in a Acoffee can
And I've been Ehobo skipping just to hide from the weather
Only Dgot two pennies better Arub them together
Because I Ekeep it on my sleeve
I Ewear it on my shirt
I Dgot a living room full of Adust and dirt
And it's a Ejumped up living in the city of smoke
I better Dsuck it up before AI,
[Chorus]
I'm gonna EflyD  
I'm a Ahobo rocketE  
(Hey hey hey Dhey hey hey hey Ahey hey hey)
Wanna Edie,D  
nothing Ain my pocket, Eyeah
(Hey hey hey Dhey hey hey hey Ahey hey hey)E  
[Verse 2]
When my Eshoes got holes in the cobble streets
And now it Dfeels like heaven underAneath my feet
I'm like a Elone crusader on a holy endeavor
Living D5 pound daily in a cAharity sweater
Because I'm Ebeating on my drum
I'm Etapping on my knee
A Dstreet rat jamming to a ABeck CD
You know I Estill got rhythm if I don't get paid
And I don't Dgive a shit if AI
[Chorus]
I'm gonna EflyD  
I'm a Ahobo rocketE  
(Hey hey hey Dhey hey hey hey Ahey hey hey)
Wanna Edie,D  
nothing Ain my pocket, Eyeah
(Hey hey hey Dhey hey hey hey Ahey hey hey)E  D  A  
[Outro]
  E    D   A(2x)
   EAlDright, alright, alAright (who who)E  
AlrDight, alright, alAright (who who)E  
AlrDight, alright, alAright (who who)
I Etell them what I tell them and I Ddo it every nAight
E  D  A

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Hobo Rocket

by Barns Courtney

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Tune your guitar a half step down.

[Spoken intro]

N.C.

Echo out the background a bit, right?

N.C.

And to bring it, like, more focused

N.C.

And you've got it, that's it

N.C.

That's just as good as anybody

[Intro]

Hit the open A string

E D A E

Hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey

D A E

Hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey

D A E

Hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey

D A E D A

Hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey

[Verse 1]

When my feet touch down in a foreign land

D A

I buried all my money in a coffee can

And I've been hobo skipping just to hide from the weather

D A

Only got two pennies better rub them together

Because I keep it on my sleeve

I wear it on my shirt

D A

I got a living room full of dust and dirt

And it's a jumped up living in the city of smoke

D A

I better suck it up before I,

[Chorus]

E D

I'm gonna fly

A E

I'm a hobo rocket

D A

(Hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey)

E D

Wanna die,

A E

nothing in my pocket, yeah

D A E

(Hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey)

[Verse 2]

When my shoes got holes in the cobble streets

D A

And now it feels like heaven underneath my feet

I'm like a lone crusader on a holy endeavor

D A

Living 5 pound daily in a charity sweater

Because I'm beating on my drum

I'm tapping on my knee

D A

A street rat jamming to a Beck CD

You know I still got rhythm if I don't get paid

D A

And I don't give a shit if I

[Chorus]

E D

I'm gonna fly

A E

I'm a hobo rocket

D A

(Hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey)

E D

Wanna die,

A E

nothing in my pocket, yeah

D A E D A

(Hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey)

[Outro]

E D A

(2x)

E D A E

Alright, alright, alright (who who)

D A E

Alright, alright, alright (who who)

D A

Alright, alright, alright (who who)

E D A

I tell them what I tell them and I do it every night

E D A

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