Detroit City — Bobby Bare
Chords and lyrics for Detroit City by Bobby Bare (key of E).
Verse 1
Detroit City chords
Bobby Bare 1963 (Danny Dill / Mel Tillis)
Intro
[E5] [E5/F] [E5/F#] [E5/F] [E]
Chorus
I wanna go [E]home,[E7] I wanna go [A]home
[E]Oh, how I [B7]wanna go [E]home
Verse 1
Last [E]night I went to [B7]sleep in Detroit [E]City
And I [B7]dreamed about those cotton fields and [E]home[E7]
I [A]dreamed about my mother,
dear old [E]papa, sister and brother,
I [F#]dreamed about that girl,
who's been [B7]waiting for so long
Chorus
I wanna go [E]home,[E7] I wanna go [A]home
[E]Oh, how I [B7]wanna go [E]home
Instrumental Modulate Up To B
[E5] [E5/F] [E5/F#]
Verse 2
[B]Home folks think I'm [F#]big in Detroit [B]City
From the [F#]letters that I write they think I'm [B]fine[B7]
But by [E]day I make the cars,
by [B]night I make the bars
If [C#]only they could read between the [F#]lines
Spoken
Cause you know, I rode a freight train north to Detroit City
And after all these years I find that I've just been wastin' my time
So I just think I'll take my foolish pride, and
put it on a southbound freight and ride
Go on back to the loved ones,
The ones that I left waitin' so far behind
Chorus
I wanna go [B]home,[B7] I wanna go [E]home
[B]Oh, how I [F#]wanna go [B]home
Fade Out With Instrumental Modulation Back Down To E
[E5/F#] [E5/F] [E]
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