Key: C
Introduction: C F C F C A D7 G C
C
Riding on an eastbound freight train
F C
Speeding through the night
F C A D7 G
Hobo Bill, the railroad bum was fighting for his life.
C
No warm arms there to hold him
F C
No blankets there to hold
F C A
Nothing but the chilly wind
D7 G
The biting rain took hold
C
When I heard a voice a blowin'
F C
In an old familiar way
F C A
The hobo seemed contented for
D7 G C
He smiled there where he lay
C
O-de-lay-de-oh
G C
A Ho-o-bo a Bi--ill
C
Outside the rain was falling
F C
Upon that boxcar door
F C A
The little form of Hobo Bill
D7 G
lay dead upon the floor
C
As the train whistle blew so softly
F C
And was fading through the night
F C A
Well, no one knew that Hobo Bill
D7 G C
Was taking his last ride
C
O-de-lay-de-oh
G C
A Ho-o-bo a Bi--ill
F
A me yodel-lay-he-hoo
C
Oh le-yodel-lay-ee-dee
G
Yodel-lay-e-dee Yodel-lay-e-dee
C
Yodel-lay-ee