C g f fm6 There was a chill that night in the hobo jungle Am em7 ebm7 dm7 g7 Over the train yard lay a smooth coat of frost C g f fm6 And although nobody here really knows where they're goin' Am em7 dm7 f g7 c At the very same time nobody's lost
C g/c f fm6/ab Then the fire went out and the night grew still Am em em7 ebm7 dm7 g7 This old man lay frozen on the cold, cold ground C g/c f fm6/ab He was a stray bird and the road was his callin' Am em7 dm7 Ridin' the rods G7 f c Sleepin' under the stars Am em7 dm7 f g7 c Playin' the odds from a rollin' box car
C g/c f fm6/ab She attended the fun'ral in the hobo jungle Am em em7 ebm7 dm7 g7 Long were they lovers though never could they wed C g/c f fm6/ab Drifters and rounders and distant friends Am em7 dm7 Here I lie without anger or regret F g7 c I'm in no one's debt
D a/d Man goes nowhere G gm6/bb Ev'rything comes like tomorrow Bm f#m f#m7 fm7 em7 a7 But she took that last ride there by his side D a/d g gm6/bb He spent his whole life pursuing the horizon Bm f#m7 em7 Ridin' the rods A7 g d Sleepin' under the stars Bm f#m7 em7 g a7 d Playin' the odds from a rollin' box car
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