The Hobo Song chords by Billy Strings

• Capo on 2nd
• Difficulty: Beginner 👶

Intro Rhythm:

e |---------0-0-----0-1-0-3|----------0-0-----0--0--|--0-3p0----1-----------0|-3-----------------------|
B |---------0-1-----1-1-1-3|----------0-1-----1--1--|--1----1---1-1---1-----1|-3-----------------------|
G |---------0-0-----2-2-2-0|----------0-0-----0--0--|--2-----2--2-0h2-0-0h2-2|-0-----------------------|
D |---------2-2-----2-3-2-0|----------2-2-0h2-2--2--|--2------3-3-------0h2-2|-0-----------------------|
A |---------2-3-2-0---3---2|----------2-3------3-3-2|-0----------------------|-2-----------------------|
E |-3-2-1-0-0-3--3----1---3|3-3-2-1-0-0-------------|3----------1------------|-3-----------------------|



🎸 Verse 1:
G                Em
Too late to feel sorrow
C                Am
Too late to feel pain
F                Am
He's just an old hobo
G

Asleep out in the rain

🎸 Verse 2:
G                 Em
He'll never cause trouble
C             Am
Don't have no fear
F                Am
He's just an old hobo
          G
And he'll soon be far away from here

🎸 Chorus:
B7                           C            C7
He used to be a gambling man just like you
         G                     D                    C
Until he sank so low there was nothing no one could do
B7                           C            C7
He used to be a gambling man just like you
         G                     D                    C
Until he sank so low there was nothing no one could do

🎸 Break 1:

(Mandolin Break leads into Guitar Break)

G  Em  C  Am  F  Am  G G  Em  C  Am  F  Am  G

e |----------------------7-|9b-9b7-7-0-0---8--8--8--|8-8-----8---8---8---8---|0-2-3-0---0--------------|
B |-------------------7-7--|------9----------8--8--8|------11--11--11--11----|-------3p0-3-0---0-------|
G |--------------4-6/8-----|--------9---8/9-9--9--9-|-9-9-9---9---9---9------|--------------2/3-2p0----|
D |-----------4-6----------|------------------------|------------------------|---------------------2p0-|
A |--0-1-2-4/6-------------|------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|
E |-3----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|

e |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|
B |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|
G |------2----------------0|--0-----0--0------------|---0-------2--2--2--2--2|--2----------------------|
D |-2-3-4-4-3-2-0---0----2-|-2-----0--0----------0--|2p0-------1--1--1--1--1-|-1-----------------------|
A |--------------2-0--2-3--|3--3--2--2--0---0-1/2---|-----0-1-2-----2-----2--|---2-0-2-3-------0-1-2-3-|
E |------------------------|-------------2-3--------|----3-------2-----2-----|2---3-----0-1-2-3--------|

e |-----------------3--6-6-|-0-2-3-0---0------------|------------------------|-------------------------|
B |---------0-1-3/5--5-5-5-|--------3p0-3-0---------|------------------------|-1p0-1-0---0-------------|
G |------0-2---------------|---------------3-2-0----|0-------2---------------|0---2---2-0-2-0----------|
D |-0-1-2------------------|---------------------2p0|-0-2-3-4-4-3-2-0---0-0h2|---------------2-0-------|
A |------------------------|------------------------|----------------2p0-----|------------------1/2----|
E |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|---------------------3---|

🎸 Verse 3:
G                  Em
Oh, don't make him ask you
C                  Am
Oh, don't make him beg
F            Am
He was a war hero
           G
And that's how he hurt his leg

🎸 Verse 4:
G                Em
He killed thirty indians
C              Am
With one cannonball
F                Am
He's just an old hobo
 G
Asleep out in the hall

🎸 Chorus:
B7                           C            C7
He used to be a gambling man just like you
         G                     D                    C
Until he sank so low there was nothing no one could do
B7                           C            C7
He used to be a gambling man just like you
         G                     D                    C
Until he sank so low there was nothing no one could do

🎸 Break 2:

e |----------0-0-3-0-2-0---|0---------------0-3p0-0-|0----0---0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3|3-0---0------------------|
B |---------------------3p0|-3-0------------1-----1-|1----1---1-1------------|---3p0-3-0---------------|
G |--------2/--------------|----3\2-0-------2-----2-|2-0h2-0h2--2------------|----------3/2-0---0------|
D |------------------------|---------2~-----2-----2-|3----------2------------|---------------2p0-2-0---|
A |------------------------|-----------3-2-0--------|------------------------|----------------------2--|
E |-3-2-1-0----------------|--------------3---------|------------------------|-----------------------3-|

e |------------------0-0-0-|0-0---------0-3-0-2-0---|0-0----0---0---0-----0--|0-2-3-0---0--------------|
B |------------------0-0-0-|0-0------------------3p0|--1----1---1---1-----1--|-------3p0-3-0-----------|
G |-----------0------0-0-0-|0-0---------------------|--2-0h2-0h2-0h2--0-2-2--|--------------3/2-0---0--|
D |------0-2p0-------x-x-x-|0-x-0-0-0-0-------------|--3--------------0-2-2--|-------------------2p0---|
A |-0-1/2------------3-5h7-|x-7-x-x-x-x-------------|------------------------|-------------------------|
E |------------3-1-0-x-x-x-|7-8-8-7-6-5~------------|------------------------|-------------------------|

e |------------------------|------------------------|
B |------------------------|------------------------|
G |------------------------|---0--------------------|
D |-2-0-----------------0--|2p0---------------------|
A |----1p0-1p0-1p0-0-1/2---|-----0-1-2--------------|
E |---------------3--------|----3-------------------|

(Mandolin Break)

B7  C  C7  G  D  C  G  B7  C  C7  G  D  C  G

🎸 Verse 5:
G               Em
A wife and five children
C           Am
Who live in L.A.
F                    Am
They miss their dear daddy
      G
Who's gone so far away

🎸 Verse 6:
G                   Em
They still have his picture
C                Am
It's hung on the wall
F                Am
He's just an old hobo
 G
Asleep out in the hall

🎸 Chorus:
B7                           C            C7
He used to be a gambling man just like you
         G                     D                    C
Until he sank so low there was nothing no one could do
B7                           C            C7
He used to be a gambling man just like you
         G                     D                    C
Until he sank so low there was nothing no one could do

🎸 Outro:

e |--------------------3---|
B |--------------------3---|
G |--------------------0---|
D |-2-0-0-0-0-0-2-0-0--0---|
A |-3-2-0-2-0-2-3-2-0--2---|
E |-------3----------3-3---|


| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off
| /  Slide up
| \  Slide down
| x  Mute
| ~  Vibrato