Hobo Christmas Song chords by Old 97’s

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

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


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

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


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


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


Bridge:
      C
Yodel-ay-ee
       F                C
Yodel-ay-ee-oh-ee-yodel-ay-ee
       F                C                 G
Yodel-ay-ee-oh-ee-yodel-ay-ee-oh-ee-yodel-ay-ee
       F               C              G
Yodel-ay-ee-oh, Yodel-ay-ee-oh, Yodel-ay-ee


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


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


Bridge:
      C
Yodel-ay-ee
       F                C
Yodel-ay-ee-oh-ee-yodel-ay-ee
       F                C                 G
Yodel-ay-ee-oh-ee-yodel-ay-ee-oh-ee-yodel-ay-ee
       F               C              G
Yodel-ay-ee-oh, Yodel-ay-ee-oh, Yodel-ay-ee


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


Outro:
    Bb              F              C
And so we sing our hobo Christmas song
    Bb   F   C