Chords
[Intro]
C G Am F
C G
[Verse 1]
C G Well, out of CSouthern IlliGnois come a Amdown home country b]oy F
He's gonna Cmake it in the city playin' Gguitar in the studio
C G Oh well, he Chadn't been there an hour,G when he Ammet a Broadway flower F
You know she Ctook him for his money and she Gleft him in a cheap hotel
[Verse 2]
C G Oh well, it's Ceasy for you to seeG that that Amcountry boy is me F
Say and Chow am I ever gonna break Gthe news to the folks back home? C G
Well, I was Cgonna be a great success G
Things sure enAmded up a mess F
C But in the process GI got messed up, too F C
[Chorus]
GHello GMama and Dad, I had to Fcall collect G
'Cause I Fain't got a centG to my nameC G Well I'm Amsleepin' in the hotel doorway
And tonight Gthey say it's Fgonna rain G
And if you'd Conly sendBm me some Ammoney G
I'll be Cback on my Bmfeet againAm G CSend it in Bmcare of the SunAmday MisGsion
GBox number Cten
[Verse 3]
C Bm Am G G C Well, back in CSouthern IlliGnois they're still Amworryin' 'bout their boy F
C But this boy's goin' Ghome soon's he gets the fare
C G Because as Csoon as I got my bread G
I got a Ampipe upside my head F
You know they Cleft me in an alley
Took my Gmoney and my guitar, too F C
[Chorus]
GHello GMama and Dad, I had to Fcall collect G
'Cause I Fain't got a centG to my nameC G Well I'm Amsleepin' in the hotel doorway
And tonight Gthey say it's Fgonna rain G
And if you'd Conly sendBm me some Ammoney G
I'll be Cback on my Bmfeet againAm G CSend it in Bmcare of the SunAmday MisGsion
GBox number Cten C Bm Am G G C