Hitch Hike Chords

KeyG CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays439

Hitch Hike by Marvin Gaye is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, Ebm, Gb, Ab and Db. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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G
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16
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Intro: G Ebm Gb Ab Db Ab 

#1. 
Db 
I'm goin' to Chicago, that's the last place my  

baby strayed..(hitch hike) hitch hike (hitch hike,  

baby.) 
    Gb 
I'm packin' up my bags, gonna leave this old town,  
      Db 
right away. 

(hitch hike) hitch hike (hitch hike, baby.) 
            Ebm            Gb 
I've got to find that girl if I have to hitch hike  
 Ab        Db                             Ab 
'round the world..(hitch hike) hitch hike. 

#2. 
Db 
Chicago City, that's what the sign on the  

highway read..(hitch hike) hitch hike (hitch hike, baby.) 
Gb 
I'm gonna keep movin' til I get to that street called  
      Db 
Sixty-third..(Sixty-third, hitch hike, baby) hitch hike,  

yeah. 
            Ebm            Gb                       Ab 
I've got to find that girl if I have to hitch hike 'round  
    Db                                   Ab 
the world..(hitch hike) hitch hike, baby. 

Bridge: 
Db 
Hitch hike..(hitch hike)..hitch-a hike (hitch hike baby.) 

It's all right..(hitch hike) hitch hike, children..(hitch hike  

children.) 
      Gb                      Ab 
Hitch hike (hitch hike) hitch hike (hitch hike, dance.) 
      Db                                  Ab 
Yeah, hitch hike (hitch hike) hitch hike, children. 

Chorus:

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante