Detroit City chords by Charley Pride

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Chorus 1

I wanna go home

Oh Lord, I wanna go home

Verse 1
E 
B 
E 
Last  (E major) night I went to  (B major) sleep in Detroit  (E major) City
B 
And I  (B major) dreamed about
E 
those cotton fields and  (E major) home
A 
I  (A major) dreamed about my mother
E 
dear old  (E major) papa, sister and brother
F# 
I  (F sharp major) dreamed about that girl
B 
who's been  (B major) waiting for so long

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Chorus 2

I wanna go home

Oh Lord, I wanna go home

Verse 2
B 
F# 
B 
 (B major) Home folks think I'm  (F sharp major) big in Detroit  (B major) City
F# 
From the  (F sharp major) letters that I write
B 
they think I'm  (B major) fine
E 
But by  (E major) day I make the cars
B 
by  (B major) night I make the bars
C# 
F# 
If  (C sharp major) only they could read between the  (F sharp major) lines

Verse 3
B 
 (B major) 'Cause you know
F# 
B 
 (F sharp major) I rode a freight train north to Detroit  (B major) City
F# 
And after all  (F sharp major) these years I find
B 
I've just been wasting my time  (B major) 
E 
So I just think I'll take  (E major) ol' Charley Pride
B 
put him on a Southbound  (B major) freight and ride
C# 
And go on  (C sharp major) back to the loved ones
F# 
The ones that I left waiting  (F sharp major) so far behind

Chorus 3
B 
I wanna go  (B major) home
E 
I wanna go  (E major) home
B 
F# 
B 
C# 
E 
 (B major) Oh Lord, I  (F sharp major) wanna go  (B major) home  (C sharp major)  (E major) 
E 
I wanna go  (E major) home, I wanna go home
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