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