Detroit City

G D7 G Last night I went to sleep in Detroit City D7 G I dreamed about them cotton fields of home C G I dreamed about my mother, dear old pappa, sister and brother A7 D7 And I dreamed about the girl who's been waitin' for so long G G7 I wanna go home C I wanna go home G D7 G Oh, how I wanna go home G D7 G Home folks think I'm big in Detroit City D7 G From the letters that I write they think I'm just fine, yes they do C G But by day I make the cars and by night I make the bars A7 D7 If only they could read between the lines SPOKEN G D7 G { ?cause you know I rode a freight train north to Detroit City D7 G And after all these years I find I've just been wastin' my time You know what I'm gonna do? C I'm gonna take my foolish pride G Get it on a southbound freight and let it ride A7 I'm gonna go back to the loved ones D7 The ones I left waiting so far behind} G G7 I wanna go home C I wanna go home G D7 G Oh, how I wanna go home {Can't you hear me?} G G7 I wanna go home C I wanna go home G D7 G Oh, how I wanna go home {Somebody help me} G G7 I wanna go home C I wanna go home G D7 G Oh, how I wanna go home FADE Hmm, I wanna go home