Detroit City
Tom JonesVersion1TuningE2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4 (low to high)
TuningE2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4 (low to high) Download chord source (.txt)
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Last night, I went to sleep in Detroit City.
I dreamed about them cotton fields and home.
I dreamed about my Mother, dear old Pappy,
sister and brother..and I dreamed about that girl,
who`s been waiting for so long.
I wanna go home..I wanna go home.
Oh, how I wanna go home.
Home folks think I`m big in Detroit City.
From the letters that I write, they think I`m just fine.
(Yes, they do.)
But by day, I make the cars, and by night, I make the bars.
If only they could read between the lines.
SPOKEN:Ad lib.
Cause you know I rode a freight train north,
to Detroit City.
And after all these years I find, I`ve just been
wasting my time.
You know what I`m gonna do?..I`m gonna take my foolish pride,
get it on a southbound freight and let it ride.
I`m gonna go back to the loved ones..the ones that I left
waiting so far behind.
I wanna go home..I wanna go home.
Oh, how I wanna go home.
(Can`t you hear me?)
I wanna go home..I wanna go home.
Oh, how I wanna go home.
(Somebody help me!)
I wanna go home..I wanna go home.
Oh, how I wanna go home.
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
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Readable chord sheet for Detroit City by Tom Jones
Tuning: E2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4 (low to high)
[E]Last night, I went to [B]sleep in Detroit [E]City. I [B]dreamed about them cotton fields and [E]home. [E]I [A]dreamed about my Mother, dear old [E]Pappy, sister and brother..and I [F#]dreamed about that girl, who`s been [B]waiting for so long. [B]I wanna go [E]home..I wanna go [A]home. [E]Oh, how I [B]wanna go [E]home. [E]Home folks think I`m [B]big in Detroit [E]City. [E]From the letters that I [B]write, they think I`m just [E]fine. (Yes, they do.) But by [A]day, I make the cars, and by [E]night, I make the bars. If [F#]only they could read between the [B]lines. SPOKEN:Ad lib. [B]Cause you know I rode a freight train north, to Detroit [E]City. [E]And after [B]all these years I find, I`ve just been wasting my [E]time. You know what I`m gonna do?..I`m [A]gonna take my foolish pride, get it on a [E]southbound freight and let it ride. I`m [F#]gonna go back to the loved ones..the [B]ones that I left waiting so far behind. [B]I wanna go [E]home..I wanna go [A]home. [E]Oh, how I [B]wanna go [E]home. (Can`t you hear me?) [B]I wanna go [E]home..I wanna go [A]home. [E]Oh, how I [B]wanna go [E]home. (Somebody help me!) [B]I wanna go [E]home..I wanna go [A]home. [E]Oh, how I [B]wanna go [E]home. A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.