Slow Boat To Hoboken Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[G][Bm][F][E][Am][Cm]

[Verse 1]
[G]Then she [Bm]called,
[G]get out[F] here now
[E]But[Am] it's so far away[D]
[G]I'm out of work,
no con[F]tract to [E]wait [Am]I really ought to stay
[D]She[C] sai[Am]d, there's
[G]nothing [Eb]here.[Cm]
[C]Your [G]chats have made that [Eb]clear.
[Cm]So long,[Am] littl[G]e town[Cm].
[Am]Slow boat [C]to
[Am]Hoboken.[G]
Laid [Bm]awake [G]for a [F]week or [E]so.
[Am]Got all my laundry done.
[D]Cal[G]led again, said I had[F] to go.[E][Am]
A frown, but I had [D]none.
[C]I r[Cm]ecognized that [G]voice.[Eb][Cm]
[C]You [Am]said [G]I had no c[Eb]hoice.[Cm]
I'm choking [G]on my [Eb]words.
[Am]Slow boat,[C] to
[D]Hoboken.
[G]Called you up, told you [F]what she said
[E]I t[Am]alked and what, you quit[D]
[G]Hung it up [Bm]and the d[F]oorbell [E]rang
[Am]You backed me up and made me s[D]plit
[C]Could be I'll mis[G]s this place I'm[Eb]
[Cm]counting every[G] face
[Cm]And kissing [G]fish goodbye
[Eb]Slow[Am] boat[C] to
[D]Hoboken[G][Bm][G][F][E][Am][D]
[G]She put my mind on a lea[F]sh ton[Am]ight
[E]I c[Am]ouldn't break away
[D]Tho[G]ught I knew what I oug[F]hta do,[E]
[Am]you told me what to [C]say[D]
[C]I gue[Am]ss I'v[Ab]e com[G]promised,
[Eb]my i[C]deas[Am] circu[G]mcised
[Eb]I've [Cm]hit the b[G]ig time now
[Am]Slowboat,
[Bm]Slowboat,
[C]Slowboat,
[Bm]Slow[Am]boat,
[C]Slowboat to
[D]Hoboken.

[Outro 1]
[G][Bm][E][Eb][D][G]