D5                  D5
 Rain had grounded all the planes 
       G5                     D5
At the airport in Louisville Kentucky 
                          D5
So I bought me a railroad ticket 
       G5                   D5
Had to close a deal in New Orleans 
       G5
When a hobo at the track 
                                G5  D5
Said he's gona ride the rail to Ari zona   
         E5        G5
I had to fight the tears  
                  A5
That wailed up in me 
        E5         G5
Cause a ragged ol' hobo 
                          D5
Is really better off than me 
                      G5
He ain't nothin but a hobo 
                        D5
But he's livin his hobo dreams 
D5                     D5
 Got a new car and  a house  
              G5                         D5
And a good ol job in the suburbs of St. Louie 
                     D5
And the woman in the gateway  
       G5                             D5
To the west has made me everything I am 
    G5
But this three piece suit is gettin tight 
                                G5  D5
The walls are closin in down at the office  
          E5      G5
Lord I've been to cautious 
                      A5
With all my best laid plans 
        E5        G5
Cause a ragged ol hobo  
                          D5
Is really better off than me  
                      G5
He ain't nothin but a hobo 
                        D5
But he's livin his hobo dreams 
D5                     D5
He said son you ought to come along 
    G5                       D5
And watch the eagles fly in Arizona 
                    D5
You'll never see an eagle fly  
     G5                         D5
With neon light reflecting off wings 
      G5
As he climbed into the box car 
                                   G5   D5
His words echoed back like crashin thun der  
        E5    G5
Lord if I was younger 
                        A5
I'd ride me a different train 
        E5        G5
Cause a ragged ol hobo  
                          D5
Is really better off than me 
                      G5
He ain't nothin but a hobo 
                        D5
But he's livin his hobo dreams 
                      G5
He ain't nothin but a hobo 
                        D5
But he's livin his hobo dreams