| G | D | G | G |

[Verse 1]
G
Portland Maine is just the same as sunny Tennessee
C                                              G
Portland Maine is just the same as sunny Tennessee
        D7                                        G
Any ol' place I hang my hat is home sweet home to me

[Break]
| G | G | D7 | G |
(yodel)
G
Hey, hey, hey

[Verse 2]
G
I went to the depot and looked up on the board
C                                  G
Went to the depot and looked up on the board, (hello Memphis)
                    C                    D                  G
It says: "It's good times here, but it's better on down the road"

[Break]
| G | G | D7 | G |
(yodel)

[Verse 3]
G
I'll eat my breakfast here, get my dinner in New Orleans, (right on down to Birmingham)
       C                                      G
Get my breakfast here, get my dinner in New Orleans
              D7                      D     G
I'm gonna get me a mama, Lord I ain't never seen

[Break]
| G | G | D | G |
(yodel)
| Am7 | D7 | G |

[Verse 4]
G
Where was you mama when the train left the shed? (Hey buddy)
      C                                    G
Where was you mama when the train left the shed?
                     D7                         G
Standin' in my front door, wishing to God I was dead

[Break]
| G | G | D | G |
(yodel)

[Verse 5]
G
If your house catcha fire, there ain't no one around (sing them blues boy)
        C                                      G
If your house catcha fire, there ain't no one around
                           D7                      G
Just put my son out the window, let the house burn on down

[Break]
| G | G D | D G | G |
(yodel)

[Verse 6]
G
If that's your mamma, you'd better tie her to your side
                  C                        G
If that's your mamma, you'd better tie her to your side (pass your noise)
              D7                 D                  G
'Cause if she fled my train, I'm sure gonna let her ride

[Outro]
| G | G D | D G | G |
(yodel)
| C | C | D7 | D7 |
| G | G |