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