I Ain't Gonna Stay Here Long chords by The Delmore Brothers

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Intro 1

Verse 1
C 
I'm a poor,
lonesome hobo,
I'm a long, way from home.
I'm a poor, lonesome hobo all alone.
Oh the little bite you feed me,
you'll not miss when I'm gone,
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C 
cause I ain't gonna stay here long.
I can hear my train a -comin',
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C 
it's comin' round the curve,
the wheels are moving swiftly,
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it's straining every nerve.
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Oh, the whistle is calling me,
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C 
it's calling me to go,
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and I ain't gonna stay here
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long.
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C 
Oh, the greeting people give me
seems mighty cruel and cold
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C 
They turn me out into the wind and snow
They forget that I am human
They forget I have a soul
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C 
And I ain't gonna stay here long
I can hear my train a -comin'
It's comin' round the curve
The wheels are moving swiftly
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G 
It's straining every nerve
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Oh, the whistle, it's calling me
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C 
It's calling me to go
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And I ain't gonna stay here
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long
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There are people to advise me
They tell me when I'm wrong
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C 
They tell me how to stay where I belong
But opinions often conflict
As I tread my path alone
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C 
And I ain't gonna stay here long
I can hear my train a -comin',
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C 
it's comin' round the curve
The wheels are movin' swiftly,
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it's trainin' every nerve
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Oh, the whistle is callin' me,
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is callin' me to go
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C 
And I ain't gonna stay here long