Hobo's Lullaby
Woody Guthrie (Goebel Reeves, 1930)


Carter Picking
4/4 | T3 - D u T4 - D u |
      1    2 & 3    4 &

| [C] Go to | sleep, you weary | [F] hobo | [F]   |
| [G] Let the | towns drift slowly | [C] by | [C]   |
| [C] Can't you | hear those steel rails | [F] hummin' | [F]   |
| [G] That's the | hobo's lulla- | [C] by | [C]   |

| [C] Don't you | worry 'bout to- | [F] morrow | [F]   |
| [G] Let to- | morrow come and | [C] go | [C]
To- | [C] night you're | in a nice warm | [F] boxcar | [F]   |
| [G] Safe from | all that wind and | [C] snow | [C]

Chorus
So | [C] go to | sleep, you weary | [F] hobo | [F]   |
| [G] Let the | towns drift slowly | [C] by | [C]   |
| [C] Can't you | hear those steel rails | [F] hummin' | [F]   |
| [G] That's the | hobo's lulla- | [C] by | [C]   |

Instrumental
| [C] | [C] | [F] | [F] |
| [G] | [G] | [C] | [C] |
| [C] | [C] | [F] | [F] |
| [G] | [G] | [C] | [C] |

| [C] I know your | clothes are torn and | [F] tattered | [F]   |
| [G] And your | hair is turning | [C] grey | [C]   |
| [C] Lift your | head and smile at | [F] trouble | [F]   |
| [G] You'll find | peace and rest some | [C] day | [C]

I | [C] know the | police give you | [F] trouble | [F]   |
| [G] They cause | trouble every- | [C] where | [C] |
| [C] When you | die you'll go to | [F] heaven | [F]   |
| [G] There'll be | no policemen | [C] there | [C]

Chorus
So | [C] go to | sleep, you weary | [F] hobo | [F]   |
| [G] Let the | towns drift slowly | [C] by | [C]   |
| [C] Can't you | hear those steel rails | [F] hummin' | [F]   |
| [G] That's the | hobo's lulla- | [C] by | [C]   |

#Capo on 3rd fret to play with Woody Guthrie's.

#Last Updated 10/30/20 JJ
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