Hobo's Lullaby chords by Kris Kristofferson & Rita Coolidge

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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G 
Go  (D major) to sleep, you weary hobo  (G major) 
Em 
A 
D 
Let  (E minor)  (A major) the towns drift slowly by  (D major) 
Can't you hear the steel
G 
rails  (G major) humming
Em 
A 
D 
That's  (E minor)  (A major) the hobo's lullaby  (D major) 
G 
I know your clothes are torn and  (G major) ragged
Em 
A 
D 
And  (E minor)  (A major) your hair's a -turnin'  (D major) gray
G 
But lift your head and smile at  (G major) trouble
Em 
A 
You'll  (E minor)  (A major) find peace
D 
and rest someday  (D major) 
G 
Go to sleep, you weary hobo  (G major) 
Em 
A 
D 
Let  (E minor)  (A major) the town go slowly by  (D major) 
Can't you hear the steel
G 
Em 
rails  (G major) humming?  (E minor) 
A 
 (A major) Metal bones lullaby
D 
G 
Em 
 (D major) Don't you worry about to (G major) morrow  (E minor) 
A 
D 
Let  (A major) tomorrow come and  (D major) go
Tonight you're in a nice
G 
Em 
warm  (G major) boxcar  (E minor) 
A 
D 
Safe  (A major) from all the wind and  (D major) the snow
G 
Em 
Go to sleep you weary hobo  (G major)  (E minor) 
A 
D 
Let  (A major) the time just slowly pass  (D major) 
G 
Can you hear the steel rails  (G major) humming
Em 
A 
That's  (E minor)  (A major) a old boy's lullaby
D 
G 
Em 
A 
D 
G 
Em 
A 
 (D major)  (G major)  (E minor)  (A major)  (D major)  (G major)  (E minor)  (A major) 
D 
 (D major) I know
G 
the police cause you  (G major) trouble
Em 
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D 
They  (E minor)  (A major) cause trouble everywhere  (D major) 
G 
But when you die and go to  (G major) heaven
Em 
A 
D 
There'll  (E minor)  (A major) be no policeman there  (D major) 
G 
Go to sleep, you weary hobo  (G major) 
Em 
A 
D 
Let  (E minor)  (A major) the times drift slowly by  (D major) 
G 
Em 
Can't you hear the steel rails  (G major) moanin'?  (E minor) 
A 
D 
That's  (A major) a hobo's lullaby  (D major) 
G 
Em 
Go to sleep, you weary homeboy  (G major)  (E minor) 
A 
D 
Let  (A major) the town be  (D major) floating by
Can't you hear the steel
G 
Em 
rails  (G major) roaming?  (E minor) 
A 
D 
A 
D 
G 
Em 
A 
D 
 (A major) That's  (D major) the  (A major) old boys  (D major) lullaby  (G major)  (E minor)  (A major)  (D major) 