Detroit City chords by
Alan Ladd

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Key: A major•

Intro 1

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Bbdim

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Bbdim

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Verse 1

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I want to go home

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I want to go home

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Oh, how I want to go home

Verse 2
A A 
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A A 
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Last night I went to sleep in Detroit City
E E 
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And I dreamed about those
A A 
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cotton fields and home
D D 
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I dreamed about my mother
A A 
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Dear old papa, sister and brother
B B 2
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I dreamed about the girl
E E 
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Who's been waiting for so long

Verse 3

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I want to go home

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I want to go home

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Oh, how I want to go home

Verse 4
A A 
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A A 
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Home folks think I'm big in Detroit City
E E 
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From the letters that I write
A A 
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they think I'm fine
D D 
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But by day I make the cars
A A 
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By night I make the bars
B B 2
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If only they could read
between the lines
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Verse 5
A A 
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B B 2
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'Cause you know I  rode a
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A A 
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freight train North to Detroit City
E E 
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And after all these years I've found
A A 
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I've just been wasting my time
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So I think I'm gonna
pack my foolish pride
A A 
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Put it on a Southbound freight and let it ride
B B 2
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Get on home to the loved ones
E E 
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The ones I left waiting so far behind