Intro Am Bb x 2

Am I’ve been workin’ so hard Bb baby tryin’ to get to you
Am I’m gonna be there soon G … because

In the C heat of the day many miles away
when the sun is beating down up-C7 on the F main street
I’ll be G waiting here at the station
I gotta Am move G down the F line

They’ll be C dancin’ and singin’ and doin’ their thing
and they’ll be rockin’ and rollin’ until the C7 day is F done
You know I G got to make the deadline

I G# gotta get that Eb southbound Bb train to-C night, Am ooh
If I G# don’t get to the Eb border Bb then I’ll C write C C/B C/Bb

Inter Am Bb x 2 Am G

The C Mardi Gras will be blowing strong
and the people dancing all across the F city
I’m G leaving here tonight… I gotta Am move G down the F line

I’m gonna C catch a ride on the nine-o-five
I’m gonna ride the rail until we reach the F morning
Maybe G three or four hundred miles

I G# gotta get that Eb southbound Bb train to-C night, Am ooh
If I G# don’t get to the Eb border Bb then I’ll Am write Bb Am G

Instr C F G Am G F

When the C wind is blowing softly
through the streets of a little town and the C7 music’s F playin
you’re waiting G somewhere over the horizon

I G# gotta get that Eb southbound Bb train to-C night, Am ooh
If I G# don’t get to the Eb border Bb then I’ll C write

You know I’m C/Bb comin’, baby, F ooh-Fm/G# ooh-ah-ooh
C You know I’m C/Bb comin’, baby, F ooh-Fm/G# ooh-ah-ooh
C C# Ooh-ooh-ah-ooh… C C# Ooh-ooh-ah C