G (B)
Gas station, neon sign
G (B) C G (B)
Orange and white winks an eye and it whispers 'goodnight'
D
Drunk on the train to Chicago
G
I feel alright.
G (B)
Half-pint of Dewar's White Label
Still half-full
C G (B)
The train lurches left, lurches right
D
Drunk on the train to Chicago
G
I feel alright.
Em
I left a New York
G
Of gas bills and cigarette burns
Em
Wasted days
D
Of whiskey and "As the World Turns"
G (B)
Train driver, hit the gas
G (B)
Shovel coal, move your ass
C G
We've got a schedule to keep
D
Drunk on the train to Chicago
G
I fall asleep.
Em
And in my dreams, we're careening drunk
G
Down the streets of my hometown
Em
The man on the moon is on Benzedrine
D
And everybody's spinning 'round.
G (B)
Bells ring and lights flicker
G (B)
old girlfriends, good liquor
C G (B)
hold my hand all through the night
D
Drunk on the train to Chicago,
C
I feel alright.
G
I feel alright.