D                  D7
 Rain had grounded all the planes 
       G                     D
At the airport in Louisville Kentucky 
                          D7
So I bought me a railroad ticket 
       G                   D
Had to close a deal in New Orleans 
       G
When a hobo at the track 
                                G7  D
Said he's gona ride the rail to Ari zona   
         Em        G
I had to fight the tears  
                  A7
That wailed up in me 
        Em         G
Cause a ragged ol' hobo 
                          D
Is really better off than me 
                      G
He ain't nothin but a hobo 
                        D
But he's livin his hobo dreams 
D                     D7
 Got a new car and  a house  
              G                         D
And a good ol job in the suburbs of St. Louie 
                     D7
And the woman in the gateway  
       G                             D
To the west has made me everything I am 
    G
But this three piece suit is gettin tight 
                                G7  D
The walls are closin in down at the office  
          Em      G
Lord I've been to cautious 
                      A7
With all my best laid plans 
        Em        G
Cause a ragged ol hobo  
                          D
Is really better off than me  
                      G
He ain't nothin but a hobo 
                        D
But he's livin his hobo dreams 
D                     D7
He said son you ought to come along 
    G                       D
And watch the eagles fly in Arizona 
                    D7
You'll never see an eagle fly  
     G                         D
With neon light reflecting off wings 
      G
As he climbed into the box car 
                                   G7   D
His words echoed back like crashin thun der  
        Em    G
Lord if I was younger 
                        A7
I'd ride me a different train 
        Em        G
Cause a ragged ol hobo  
                          D
Is really better off than me 
                      G
He ain't nothin but a hobo 
                        D
But he's livin his hobo dreams 
                      G
He ain't nothin but a hobo 
                        D
But he's livin his hobo dreams