Hobo Christmas Song chords by Old 97’s

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Intro:
N.C.
(train whistle)
N.C.
(All aboard!)


Verse 1:
 C majorC
Snow falls
  FF        C majorC
Out in the railyard morning
 FF        C majorC      G+G
Finds the hobo's woman by the fire
 FF       C majorC      G+G
Weary brothers form a hobo choir

Chorus:
 Bb majorBb       FF
Christmas is for everyone
   Bb majorBb       FF
And every boy's a mother's son
 Bb majorBb       FF       C majorC
Another year is almost done and gone
  Bb majorBb       FF       C majorC
And so we sing our hobo Christmas song


Verse 2:
 C majorC
Townsfolk
   FF         C majorC
All locked up in their houses
   FF      C majorC         G+G
Us hobos livin' outside ’neath the stars
FF       C majorC         G+G
Oh but happy right here where we are


Chorus:
 Bb majorBb       FF
Christmas is for everyone
   Bb majorBb       FF
And every boy's a mother's son
 Bb majorBb       FF       C majorC
Another year is almost done and gone
  Bb majorBb       FF       C majorC
And so we sing our hobo Christmas song

Bridge:
   C majorC
Yodel-ay-ee
    FF        C majorC
Yodel-ay-ee-oh-ee-yodel-ay-ee
    FF        C majorC         G+G
Yodel-ay-ee-oh-ee-yodel-ay-ee-oh-ee-yodel-ay-ee
    FF        C majorC       G+G
Yodel-ay-ee-oh, Yodel-ay-ee-oh, Yodel-ay-ee


Verse 3:
 C majorC
Snow falls
  FF        C majorC
Out in the railyard morning
 FF        C majorC      G+G
Finds the hobo's woman by the fire
 FF       C majorC      G+G
Weary brothers form a hobo choir


Chorus:
 Bb majorBb       FF
Christmas is for everyone
   Bb majorBb       FF
And every boy's a mother's son
 Bb majorBb       FF       C majorC
Another year is almost done and gone
  Bb majorBb       FF       C majorC
And so we sing our hobo Christmas song


Bridge:
   C majorC
Yodel-ay-ee
    FF        C majorC
Yodel-ay-ee-oh-ee-yodel-ay-ee
    FF        C majorC         G+G
Yodel-ay-ee-oh-ee-yodel-ay-ee-oh-ee-yodel-ay-ee
    FF        C majorC       G+G
Yodel-ay-ee-oh, Yodel-ay-ee-oh, Yodel-ay-ee


Chorus:
 Bb majorBb       FF
Christmas is for everyone
   Bb majorBb       FF
And every boy's a mother's son
 Bb majorBb       FF       C majorC
Another year is almost done and gone
  Bb majorBb       FF       C majorC
And so we sing our hobo Christmas song


Outro:
  Bb majorBb       FF       C majorC
And so we sing our hobo Christmas song
  Bb majorBb  FF  C majorC