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Hobo Bills Last Ride

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Hobo Bills Last Ride 
Jimmy Rodgers, Merl Haggard, & Hank Snow
[Intro]
C            F         C             F                    C
Riding on an eastbound freight train Speeding through the night
F            C                D7               G
Hobo Bill, a railroad bum was fighting for his life.
[Verse]
C            F         C                 F                    C
Riding on an eastbound freight train.... Speeding through the night
F              C                    D7               G
Hobo Bill, the railroad bum.... was fighting for his life
        C       F      C                    F              C
And the sadness of his eyes revealed... the torture of his soul
   F                 C                G              C
He raised a weak and weary hand... to brush away the cold
[Verse]
   C           F         C               F                 C
No warm lights flickered around him...no blankets there to fold
F               C                       D7              G
Nothing but the howling wind ...and the driving rain so cold
C       F       C                      F              C
When he heard a whistle blowing...in a dreamy kind of way
    F           C                  G                     C
The hobo seemed contented for...he smiled there where he lay
C            G        C
A..Ho -oh oh bo-oh-oh Bill
[Instrumental]
C            F         C             F                    C
Riding on an eastbound freight train Speeding through the night
F            C                D7               G
Hobo Bill, a railroad bum was fighting for his life
    C       F      C                 F              C
The sadness of his eyes revealed the torture of his soul
   F                 C             G              C
He raised a weak and weary hand to brush away the cold
[Verse]
C           F        C                 F             C
Outside the rain was falling...on that lonely boxcar door
        F              C               D7             G
But the little form of Hobo Bill...lay still upon the floor
          C          F           C                  F            C
While the train sped through the darkness...and the raging storm outside
F                C             G               C
No one knew that Hobo Bill was taking his last ride
C            G        C
A..Ho -oh oh bo-oh-oh Bill
[Outro]
       C     F      C                 F                 C
It was early in the morning when they raised the hobo's head
    F                    C                D7            G
The smile still lingered on his face, but Hobo Bill was dead
      C      F        C          F                C
There was no mother's longing to soothe his weary soul
    F             C                G               C
For he was just a railroad bum who died out in the cold
C            G        C
A..Ho -oh oh bo-oh-oh Bill

Hobo Bills Last Ride chords and lyrics

Free chords for Hobo Bills Last Ride by Merle Haggard. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

Hobo Bills Last Ride 
Jimmy Rodgers, Merl Haggard, & Hank Snow
[Intro]
[Verse]
[Verse]
[Instrumental]
[Verse]
[Outro]

Hobo Bills Last Ride Chords by Merle Haggard

Learn how to play Hobo Bills Last Ride by Merle Haggard with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Hobo Bills Last Ride chords”, “Hobo Bills Last Ride guitar chords”, or “Merle Haggard Hobo Bills Last Ride chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Hobo Bills Last Ride chords and for experienced players who want accurate Hobo Bills Last Ride lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include C, F, D7, G, A.

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