The Hobo's Song To The Mounties chords by Montana Slim, Wilf Carter
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Verse 1
(D major) Oh, (E major) (A major) (D major) listen to the song of the (G major) hobo (A major)
A (G major) -riding on the eastbound (D major) train
Amid (G major) the cinders (A flat major) fly ing
from the (D major) old smokestack (A flat major)
Oh, listen to (F major) the (B flat major) sweet refrain (E flat major)
We're just a jolly bunch (D major) of (A flat major) hobos, (B flat major)
No (A flat major) money, not a job, can we (D major) find (E flat major) .
So (A flat major) Mr. Redcoat,
don't let us keep you (D major) waiting,
We're (A flat major) just a (E major) -goin' a little
farther (F major) down (A major) the (D major) line.
(E flat major) Some (D major) folks say we have (E flat major) no worries, (A flat major)
(B flat major) No (A flat major) taxes, gas, or coal bills to pay. (D major)
(E flat major) We get (A flat major) our heat and (G major) gas
(A flat major) from the (D major) old smokestack,
(C minor) As the (F major) old train is (B flat major) rattling on her way.
(D major) Now we (E flat major) never stop (B flat major) (G major) to worry, (A flat major)
(B flat major) The (A flat major) engin (G major) eer's (A flat major) watching the line. (D major)
All (A flat major) we gotta do is (G major) watch the (D major) Mountie,
But (C minor) we don't (F major) have much
trouble get (B flat major) ting off in (D major) time. (E flat major)
(D major) Oh, his coat and buttons
glistening (G major) in the sunshine, (A flat major)
(B flat major) And (A flat major) at his (G major) belt is (A flat major) hung
a wicked gun (E flat major) .
Just (A flat major) waitin' there to catch
a (G major) bunch of (D major) hobos,
Be (A flat major) cause depres (F major) sion made
us (B flat major) all go on the (D major) bum.
They (E flat major) say (D major) it's nice for us to
make (E flat major) new ac (A flat major) quaintances
(B flat major) Many times (A flat major) we're
presented to the (E flat major) judge
Four (A flat major) teen days in jail for rid (D major) ing on the rail
(E flat major) And (C minor) (F major) then we all get (B flat major) thrown in the jug
(E flat major) Do (D major) the police ever stop (E flat major) (A flat major) to consider
(B flat major) That (A flat major) we are helping them hold their (E flat major) jobs?
If they (A flat major) didn't have the fun
keeping us (D major) all (E flat major) on the run,
(C minor) They'd (F major) all be with us (B flat major) riding on the (E flat major) run.
But now, folks, you've heard (G major) our story (A flat major)
(B flat major) The cops (A flat major) are a -headin' down our (E flat major) way
They chase (A flat major) us goin' east,
they (E flat major) chase us goin' west
(C minor) Now I (F major) wonder where they think (B flat major)
we're gonna stay (E flat major)
We're a jolly bunch (G major) of (A flat major) hobos
(B flat major) No (A flat major) money, not a job, can we (E flat major) find
So, (A flat major) Mr. Redcoat,
don't let us keep you (E flat major) waiting
We're just a (C minor) -goin' (F major) a little
farther (B flat major) down the (E flat major) line (A flat major) (E flat major)
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