Written by Boudleaux Bryant/Felice Bryant
hide this tabe|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|----2--------------------| A|--3---3^-----------------| E|-------------------------|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"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 baltimoreA 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"hide this tabe|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|----2--------------------| A|--3---3^-----------------| E|-------------------------| x2A That was my second mistakehide this tabe|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|----2--------------------| A|--3---3^-----------------| E|-------------------------| x2Verse 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 dimeA 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 baltimoreA 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 placehide this tabe|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|----2--------------------| A|--3---3^-----------------| E|-------------------------| x2A Baltimore, Good ol' Baltimorehide this tabe|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|----2--------------------| A|--3---3^-----------------| E|-------------------------| x2A 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 baltimorehide this tabOutro e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|----2--------------------| A|--3---3^-----------------| E|-------------------------| x4