Chords with lyrics
Mm------
|D MajorD |D7D7
It's carbon and monoxide
|G+G F#F# FF |E MajorE
The ole Detroit perfume
|D MajorD |D7D7
It hangs on the highways
|G+G
In the morning
|A augmentedA |D MajorD |
And it lays you down by noon
|A augmentedA
Oh Papa Hobo
| |G+G |G7G7
You can see that I'm dressed like a schoolboy
|C majorC |A/C#A/C#
But I feel like a clown
|G+G |E MajorE |C majorC
It's a natural reaction I learned
| B minorBm A minorAm |G+G |BdimBdim A minorAm|G+G | |A minorAm G+G|A minorAm G+G|A minorAm G+G|A minorAm |
In this basketball town
C majorC | |
Sweep up
| |FF | |
I been sweeping up the tips I've made
| C/EC/E DmDm|C majorC | | |
I'm living on Gatorade
|G+G |G7G7 | |
Planning my getaway
|C majorC | |
Detroit, Detroit
| |FF | |
Got a hell of a hockey team
| E minorEm DmDm|C majorC
Got a left-handed way
|E/B |A minorAm |Am/GAm/G |
Of making a man sign up on that
D/F#D/F# | |G+G | |G7G7 | |
Automotive dream, oh yeah, oh yeah
C7C7 C#C# |D MajorD |G+G
Oh, Papa Papa Hobo
| |FF | |Bb majorBb A augmentedA AbAb|
Could you slip me a ride?
G+G | |D/F#D/F#
Well, it's just after breakfast
|G7G7 FF
I'm in the road
G7G7 |C7C7 |FF |
And the weatherman lied,
Dm/A |Bb majorBb |A minorAm |Bb majorBb |A minorAm G minorGm|FF |