Paul Simon - Papa Hobo

A | E | |
mm – – – – – –

| D | D7
it’s carbon and monoxide

| G F# F | E
the ole detroit perfume

| D | D7
it hangs on the highways

| G
in the morning

| A | D |
and it lays you down by noon

| A
oh papa hobo

| | G | G7
you can see that i’m dressed like a schoolboy

| C | A/C#
but i feel like a clown

| G | E | C
it’s a natural reaction i learned

| Bm Am | G | Bdim Am | G | | Am G | Am G | Am G | Am |
in this basketball town

C | |
sweep up

| | F | |
i been sweeping up the tips i’ve made

| C/E Dm | C | | |
i’m living on gatorade

| G | G7 | |
planning my getaway

| C | |
detroit , detroit

| | F | |
got a hell of a hockey team

| Em Dm | C
got a left – handed way

| E/B | Am | Am/G |
of making a man sign up on that

D/F# | | G | | G7 | |
automotive dream , oh yeah , oh yeah

C7 C# | D | G
oh , papa papa hobo

| | F | | A# A G# |
could you slip me a ride?

G | | D/F#
well , it’s just after breakfast

| G7 F
i’m in the road

G7 | C7 | F |
and the weatherman lied ,

Dm/A | A# | Am | A# | Am Gm | F |
oo – – – – – – – , ah – – – – – , oo – – – – – – –