Biography:
James Hugh Loden (May 1, 1929 – February 22, 2016), known professionally as Sonny James, was an American country music singer and songwriter best known for his 1957 hit, "Young Love". Dubbed the Southern Gentleman, James had 72 country and pop charted releases from 1953 to 1983, including an unprecedented five-year streak of 16 straight Billboard #1 singles among his 26 #1 hits. Twenty-one of his albums reached the country top ten from 1964 to 1976.
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Other songs:
- Running Bear
- A Fool Such As I
- A Little Bit South Of Saskatoon
- A World Of Our Own
- An Old Sweetheart Of Mine
- Apache
- Baltimore
- Beg Your Pardon
- Big Hurts Come From Little White Lies
- Born To Be With You
- Building Memories
- Christmas In My Home Town
- Come On In
- Dont Keep Me Hanging On
- Endlessly
- First Date First Kiss First Love
- Heartaches
- How Many Times Can A Man Be A Fool
- I Gave My Love A Cherry
- I Need You
- Im Getting Gray From Being Blue
- Is It Wrong
- Jenny Lou
- My Christmas Dream
- Only Love Can Break A Heart
- Only The Lonely
- Pocket Full Of Mistletoe
- Pure Love
- Talk Of The School
- Uh
- Walk To The Dance
- When They Ring Them Golden Bells
- You Got That Touch
- Young Love
- Youre The Reason Im In Love
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[Chorus]
A C
My shirt is a ragged and my pants are torn
F Bb
I aint found nothin I'm a-lookin' for
E A
And I wanna go back, to Baltimore
A C
I miss my dinghey on the chesapeak shore
F Bb
The shrimp and the Shad-a-fish I adore
E A
And I wanna go back, to baltimore
[Verse]
A
Well I left home about ten months ago
D
Cause I was tired of my status quo
E
I said "I'm sick of this dead head town
A
I'm gonna cut out and have a look around"
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That was my first mistake
A
At first I was livin real high on the hog
D
Havin more fun than a pedigree dog
E
'Fore long though my loot ran low
A
And I said "oh well I'll be a hobo"
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A
That was my second mistake
[Chorus]
A C
My shirt is a ragged and my pants are torn
F Bb
I aint found nothin I'm a-lookin' for
E A
And I wanna go back, to Baltimore
A C
I miss my dinghey on the chesapeak shore
F Bb
The shrimp and the Shad-a-fish I adore
E A
And I wanna go back, to baltimore
[Verse]
A
Well I starved in Chicago and Kalamazoo
D
Went down to Atlanta and I starved there too
E
I met a lot a' girls but ya can't make time
A
When you're knockin' on the back door beggin for a dime
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I know, I've tried
A
I searched for my fortune as hard as I could
D
But ya can't make a fortune choppin' up wood
E
So I'll admit, though I lose a lot a' face
A
That my own back yard was a heck of a place
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A
Baltimore, Good ol' Baltimore
[Chorus]
A C
My shirt is a ragged and my pants are torn
F Bb
I aint found nothin I'm a-lookin' for
E A
And I wanna go back, to Baltimore
A C
I miss my dinghey on the chesapeak shore
F Bb
The shrimp and the Shad-a-fish I adore
E A
And I wanna go back, to baltimore
[Outro]
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A
Hitch me a train, Flag me down a Semi, Man I don't care, I gotta get back,
Goin' to Baltimore, Headin back
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D|----2--------------------|
A|--3---3^-----------------|
E|-------------------------|
| ^ half bend
[Chorus]
A C
My shirt is a ragged and my pants are torn
F Bb
I aint found nothin I'm a-lookin' for
E A
And I wanna go back, to Baltimore
A C
I miss my dinghey on the chesapeak shore
F Bb
The shrimp and the Shad-a-fish I adore
E A
And I wanna go back, to baltimore
[Verse]
A
Well I left home about ten months ago
D
Cause I was tired of my status quo
E
I said "I'm sick of this dead head town
A
I'm gonna cut out and have a look around"
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B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|----2--------------------|
A|--3---3^-----------------|
E|-------------------------| x2
A
That was my first mistake
A
At first I was livin real high on the hog
D
Havin more fun than a pedigree dog
E
'Fore long though my loot ran low
A
And I said "oh well I'll be a hobo"
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|----2--------------------|
A|--3---3^-----------------|
E|-------------------------| x2
A
That was my second mistake
[Chorus]
A C
My shirt is a ragged and my pants are torn
F Bb
I aint found nothin I'm a-lookin' for
E A
And I wanna go back, to Baltimore
A C
I miss my dinghey on the chesapeak shore
F Bb
The shrimp and the Shad-a-fish I adore
E A
And I wanna go back, to baltimore
[Verse]
A
Well I starved in Chicago and Kalamazoo
D
Went down to Atlanta and I starved there too
E
I met a lot a' girls but ya can't make time
A
When you're knockin' on the back door beggin for a dime
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|----2--------------------|
A|--3---3^-----------------|
E|-------------------------| x2
A
I know, I've tried
A
I searched for my fortune as hard as I could
D
But ya can't make a fortune choppin' up wood
E
So I'll admit, though I lose a lot a' face
A
That my own back yard was a heck of a place
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|----2--------------------|
A|--3---3^-----------------|
E|-------------------------| x2
A
Baltimore, Good ol' Baltimore
[Chorus]
A C
My shirt is a ragged and my pants are torn
F Bb
I aint found nothin I'm a-lookin' for
E A
And I wanna go back, to Baltimore
A C
I miss my dinghey on the chesapeak shore
F Bb
The shrimp and the Shad-a-fish I adore
E A
And I wanna go back, to baltimore
[Outro]
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|----2--------------------|
A|--3---3^-----------------|
E|-------------------------| x4
A
Hitch me a train, Flag me down a Semi, Man I don't care, I gotta get back,
Goin' to Baltimore, Headin back
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