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Hobo's Prayer chords by
Marty Stuart
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Key: Db major•
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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Under bridges,

beneath trestles in the boxcars of dead trains
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Livin' to beat the cold of

the pouring driving rain
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A silent society moves out in the night
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Ragged rebels,
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homeless hobos and those like me who've lost the light
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Verse 2


St. Peter is a prophet to all the hobo world
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An expert on everything from caviar to girls
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I met him west of Memphis

on the eighth of July
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He handed me a can of beans
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and a rusty knife
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And he said "Everything out here
Verse 3
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ain't what it seems
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And when you're down to nothing,
C
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just go ahead and dream
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Face the fact that you're circle

in a world full of squares
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Trading sorrows for tomorrows,
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now that's the hobo's prayer"
Interlude 1
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Verse 4
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Mother Mary is a lady from
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down in New Orleans
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She's seen a lot of living

since she was seventeen
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She said, "I'm bona fide and worldly wise,
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with original parts
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'Cept for what set me to traveling,
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I'm talking about my heart"
Verse 5
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She said, "I can spot a broken

heart from twenty miles away
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So are you passing through or
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have you come to stay
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You're running from a woman"

she said with a grin
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"So what've you got to say" and I said,
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"I am a pilgrim"
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Where everything out here
Verse 6
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ain't
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what it seems
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When I'm down to nothing,
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I just go ahead and dream
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And face the fact that I'm a circle

in a world full of squares
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Trading sorrows for tomorrows,
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C
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that's the hobo's prayer
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Trading sorrows for tomorrows,
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that's the hobo's prayer
Outro 1
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • C

  • Am

  • Bb

  • Em

  • F

  • G

  • Eb

    6

  • Dm

Capo: 1

Transpose: 0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Hobo's Prayer by Marty Stuart is Db major.

The primary chords used in Hobo's Prayer are Db, Bbm, Cb, Fm, Gb, Ab.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 1 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Db, Bbm, Cb, Fm, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Hobo's Prayer is approximately 102 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of Hobo's Prayer using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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