Last Hobo chords by John Denver

• Capo on 2nd
• Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

Capo 2nd fret


A - Asus4 - A   A - Asus4 - A   A - A6 - A7   D


       D                             G
He was born in International Falls a long long time ago,
   A                           G             D
He moved to Tucamcari when the iron work got slow.
       D                               G
He was corn bread and hard scrabble, a scratchin' for every dime
        A                                  G                 D
Till he threw it in and he hit the road to walk that endless line.

             A7                    D
Now he's the last hobo, ridin' the last boxcar,
       A7                          D
On the last freight train, leavin' here.
             A7                    D
Now he's the last hobo, ridin' the last boxcar,
       A7                            D
On the last freight train, away from here.


    D                                  G
He tried his hand at lots of jobs and he did 'em all with pride,
      A                                   G               D
From shoein' mules to drivin' trucks, he mastered what he tried.
       D                           G
It must've been Ramona, she was all he cared about,
         A                                G               D
When she ran away and left him, you could see the fire go out.


              A7                    D
Now he's the last hobo, ridin' the last boxcar,
        A7                            D
On the last freight train, away from here.


   G                                                             D   D7
We hardly ever see him, once or twice and he would stay a day or two.
     G                                                        A   A7
He'd ask about Ramona, then he'd say that he was only passin' though.

    D                              G

Now he knows every railroad bull along the right of way,
     A                      G                D
And every hobo jungle from New York to Santa Fe.
      D                            G
He's looked for his Ramona on the far side of the hill.
         A                             G               D
Now his sun is sinkin' lower and he's lookin' for her still.

                A7                    D
Still he's the last hobo, ridin' the last boxcar,
        A7                         D
On the last freight train, leavin' here.
              A7                    D
Now he's the last hobo, ridin' the last boxcar,
        A7                           D
On the last freight train, away from here.   A7     D