Hobo's Lullaby chords by Kris Kristofferson & Rita Coolidge

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Intro 1

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