---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Hobo Song - John Prine ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Dave S. Email: Dlgibson@netscape.com Tuning: Standard (CAPO 2nd Fret) Artist: John Prine Album: Bruised Orange Year: 1978 Intro: D (xx0232@1)A (x02220@1)D (xx0232@1) D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) DThere (xx0232@1)was a time, when lonely men would wander; A (x02220@1) D (xx0232@1)Through this land, rolling endlessly along. D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) DSo (xx0232@1)many times, I've heard of their sad stories; D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) DWritten (xx0232@1)in the words of dead men's songs. D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) DDown (xx0232@1)through the years, many men have yearned for freedom. A (x02220@1) DSome (xx0232@1)found it only on the open road. D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) DSo (xx0232@1)many tears of blood have filled around them; A (x02220@1) D'Cause (xx0232@1)you can't alway do what you are told. Chorus: D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) DPlease (xx0232@1)tell me where, have all the hobos gone to. A (x02220@1) D (xx0232@1) AI (x02220@1)see no light burning down by the rusty railroad tracks. D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) DCould (xx0232@1)it be, that time has gone and left them, A (x02220@1) DTied (xx0232@1)up in life's eternal travelling sack. (Repeat Intro) D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) DLast (xx0232@1)Sunday night, I wrote a letter to my loved one. A (x02220@1) DI (xx0232@1)signed my name and knew I'd stayed away too long. D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) DThere (xx0232@1)was a time when my heart was free to wander. A (x02220@1) DAnd (xx0232@1)I remember as I sing this hobo song. (Repeat Chorus)