Hobo Boy chords by Gene Davis

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Verse 1
G 
I  (G major) made up my mind to see the world
D 
Home didn't mean a lot  (D major) 
I knew all the answers
I wouldn't listen to my mom and pop
G 
 (G major) So I hopped a freight that
was pulling out
C# 
Climbed in through the boxcar door  (C sharp major) 
G 
Over in the corner, starin'  (G major) at me
G# 
D 
 (G sharp major) Sat a  (D major) hobo on the boxcar
G 
E 
Eb 
Ab 
floor  (G major)  (E major)  (E flat major)  (A flat major) 
He said, how far are you goin', boy?
Eb 
Bb 
Eb 
I said,  (E flat major) I'm just leavin'  (B flat major) this town  (E flat major) 
He said, you better think it over
E 
Eb 
Ab 
G 
While  (E major) you still  (E flat major) have time to  (A flat major) turn around  (G major) 
A 
G# 
 (A major) You  (G sharp major) gotta have a reason for bummin'
G 
D 
You gotta like bein'  (G major)  (D major) what we are
C# 
G# 
Forget  (C sharp major) all the folks you  (G sharp major) knew back home
Eb 
Cause your only friend  (E flat major) will
G 
Eb 
G# 
A 
F 
 (G major) be  (E flat major) a  (G sharp major) star  (A major)  (F major) 
G 
G# 
C# 
G# 
 (G major) Swing  (G sharp major) down from  (C sharp major) the  (G sharp major) boxcar
Eb 
Careful, watch your step  (E flat major) 
It's bad enough being hungry,
Ab 
But you don't want to break your neck  (A flat major) 
G 
A 
D 
A 
Hit  (G major)  (A major) the  (D major) ground a  (A major) -runnin'
Ab 
D 
 (A flat major) If  you fall, make sure  (D major) you roll
C# 
D 
There's  (C sharp major) a lot of hard knocks  (D major) 
A 
G# 
in a  (A major) hobo's  (G sharp major) life
It's lonely, brainless,
Ab 
A 
E 
and  (A flat major) cold  (A major)  (E major) 
A 
The  (A major) first time you ask for a handout,
A 
E 
boy, you  (A major) have to throw  (E major) away your cry,
A 
G 
then  (A major) be fore too  (G major) long
B 
you'll discover (B major) 
E 
G 
E 
A 
you  (E major)  (G major) have none  (E major) left to  (A major) hide.
You stop caring about the way you look,
A 
D 
you  (A major) lose all track of time.  (D major) 
You just keep bummin',
A 
walkin'  (A major) and thumbin'
G 
D 
A 
on every high (G major) way an (D major) d railroad  (A major) line.
D 
A 
Standing here  (D major) in this  (A major) boxcar door,
E 
I see the lights of a town ahead.  (E major) 
The same town I left this morning,
E 
A 
tonight I'll  (E major) sleep in my bed.  (A major) 
D 
A 
Mom  (D major) will have the porch light  (A major) burnin' and
A 
D 
 (A major) supper waitin'  (D major) when I walk in
I'm gonna tell them I'm sorry
for the things I've done