Detroit City chords by Bobby Lord

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Intro 1

Verse 1

I want to go home

Oh, Lord I want to go home

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Verse 2

night I went to sleep

in Detroit City

I dreamed about them cotton fields of home

I dreamed about my mother

Dear old pappy, sister and brother

About the girl

Who's been waitin' for so long

Verse 3

I want to go home

Oh, Lord I want to go home

Verse 4
C 
G 
C 
 (C major) Home folks think I'm  (G major) big in Detroit  (C major) City
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From the  (G major) letters that I write
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they think I'm  (C major) fine
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By day  (F major) I make the cars and
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by night  (C major) I make the bars
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If  (D major) only they could read between
the lines
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 (G major) 

Verse 5
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 (C major) 
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"You know I rode a  (G major) freight
C 
train north to  (C major) Detroit City
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 (G major) And after all these years I find I've
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 (C major) just been wastin' my time
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So  (F major) I  think I'll put my foolish pride
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D 
On  (C major) a southbound freight and let it ride  (D major) 
Back to the loved ones
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I  (G major) left waiting so far behind"
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I  (D major) want to  (C major) go