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