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