Baltimore To Washington Chords

KeyC CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays492

Baltimore To Washington by Woody Guthrie is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, F and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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verse 1 
     C 
I've gambled all around the town of Newport News 
        F              C 
and the more I gamble, boys the more I lose! 
     G              C 
Baltimore to Washington. 

F                      C 
Oh Baltimore to Washington. 
F                      C 
Oh Baltimore to Washington. 
F                   C 
Baltimore to Washington, 
        G                 C 
I guess they got troubles too. 

verse 2 
    C 
The hobos know me up and down the line, 
F                   C 
they don't know the troubles on my mind. 
        G                 C 
I guess they got troubles too. 

F                         C 
I guess they got troubles too, boys. 
F                         C 
I guess they got troubles too. 
F                         C 
I guess they got troubles too. 
     G              C 
Baltimore to Washington. 

verse 3 
    C 
The po-lice know me up and down the line- 
F                   C 
they don't know the troubles on my hands; 
        G                 C 
I guess they got troubles too. 

F                         C 
I guess they got troubles too. 
F                         C 
I guess they got troubles too. 
F                   C 
I guess the po-lice they got their troubles too. 
     G              C 
Baltimore to Washington. 

verse 4 
C 
Goin' up North I'm goin' North this Fall, 
      F                   C 
if my luck don't change I won't be back at all. 
     G              C 
Baltimore to Washington. 

F                      C 
Oh Baltimore to Washington. 
F                      C 
Oh Baltimore to Washington. 
F                   C 
Baltimore to Washington, 
        G                 C 
I guess they got troubles too. 
    	

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