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Detroit City lyrics and chords are intended for your personal use, it's really a good song written and recorded by Mel Tillis. You can learn to play and sing this pretty classic, it has simple chords.
Detroit City
DetroitCity
by Mel Tillis
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Last night I went to sleep in DetroitCity
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And I dreamed about those cotton fields and home
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I dreamed about my mammadear old papa sister and brother
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And I dreamed about the girl who has been waiting for so long
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I wanna go homeIwanna go home
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Oh how I wanna go home
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Home folks think I'm big in DetroitCity
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From the letters that I write they think I'm fine
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But by day I make the carsby night I'm a makin' the bars
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If only they could read between the lines
recitation:
As you know I rode a long black freight train
Way up north to DetroitCity
But after all these years I find that well
I've just been wastin' my time
But you know what I think I'm gonna do folks
I'm gonna take my foolish pride
And put it on a Southbound freight and ride
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I wanna go homeIwanna go home
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Oh how I wanna go home
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Mel Tillis wrote this pretty song and originally let Bobby Bare record it because of the recitation lines. Mel had concerns about his stuttering when he got to the talking part, but later recorded it and did an outstanding job. You can find the song in Pure Country Music, just click their banner below. Copy and paste Detroit City lyrics and chords, it's really a nice song to do.