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Hobo's Lullaby

Arlo Guthrie
Version1
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
 2x
Go  to sleep you weary hobo
Let  the towns drift slowly by
Can't  you hear the steel rail humming
That's  a hobo's lullaby
Do  not think about tomorrow
Let  tomorrow come and go
 Tonight  you're in a nice warm boxcar
Safe  from all the wind and snow
I  know the police cause you trouble
They  cause trouble everywhere
But  when you die and go to heaven
You  won't find no policemen there
I  know your clothes are torn and ragged
And  your hair is turning grey
Lift  your head and smile at trouble
You'll  find happiness some day
So  go to sleep you weary hobo
Let  the towns drift slowly by
Don't  you feel the steel rail humming
That's  a hobo's lullaby

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Readable chord sheet for Hobo's Lullaby by Arlo Guthrie

[G] [C]  2x

[G]Go to sleep you weary [C]hobo
[D]Let the towns drift slowly [G]by
[G]Can't you hear the steel rail [C]humming
[D]That's a hobo's lulla[G]by

[G]Do not think about to[C]morrow
[D]Let tomorrow come and [G]go
To[G]night you're in a nice warm [C]boxcar
[D]Safe from all the wind and [G]snow

[G]I know the police cause you [C]trouble
[D]They cause trouble every[G]where
[G]But when you die and go to [C]heaven
[D]You won't find no policemen [G]there

[G]I know your clothes are torn and [C]ragged
[D]And your hair is turning [G]grey
[G]Lift your head and smile at [C]trouble
[D]You'll find happiness some [G]day

[G]So go to sleep you weary [C]hobo
[D]Let the towns drift slowly [G]by
[G]Don't you feel the steel rail [C]humming
[D]That's a hobo's lulla[G]by

[G]   [E]
[C]   [A]
[D]   [B]

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