INTRO: Am7 C G
Going [Am7]down to take a ride on the Rock Island Line
I'm gonna [G]meet an old friend of mine
It's gonna [Am7]be a fine ride if only I can hide
From the [G]man who guards the freighting line
I've got [Am7]two thousand miles to [C]go where I want to be
[G]Lady Luck stay with [D]me
I wanna [Am7]be there
I gotta [D]be there
CHORUS:
[G]Oh, sweet country calling, calling me it's [C]way
Come and bathe in cool clear water, wash the city dirt a[G]way
Oh, sweet country calling, I've got something to [C]say
When I get back to you, I won't let you down
This time I'm gonna [G]stay
BRIDGE:
I wanna [Am7]hear, hear the blue[G]grass[Am7]
I wanna breathe in the mountain [G]air[Am7]
I gotta take in all that [G]moonshine
But [Am7]most of all I [C]wanna see a friend of [G]mine
INSTRUMENTAL: G C G C G
The last [Am7]time I saw her, she was waving me goodbye
[G]Heading on down the line
She said, "[Am7]Come on along", I decided to stay
[G]Now I know I was wrong
That's why I'm [Am7]playing with fate, [C]riding this freight
[G]Lady Luck please stay with [D]me
I wanna [Am7]be there
I gotta [D]be there
CHORUS:
[G]Oh, sweet country calling, calling me it's [C]way
Come and bathe in cool clear water, wash the city dirt a[G]way
Oh, sweet country calling, I've got something to [C]say
When I get back to you, I won't let you down
This time I'm gonna [G]stay
CHORUS: (## fade to end ##)
[G]Oh, sweet country calling, calling me it's [C]way
Come and bathe in cool clear water, wash the city dirt a[G]way
Oh, sweet country calling, I've got something to [C]say
When I get back to you, I won't let you down
This time I'm gonna [G]stay
Going [Am7]down to take a ride on the Rock Island Line
I'm gonna [G]meet an old friend of mine
It's gonna [Am7]be a fine ride if only I can hide
From the [G]man who guards the freighting line
I've got [Am7]two thousand miles to [C]go where I want to be
[G]Lady Luck stay with [D]me
I wanna [Am7]be there
I gotta [D]be there
CHORUS:
[G]Oh, sweet country calling, calling me it's [C]way
Come and bathe in cool clear water, wash the city dirt a[G]way
Oh, sweet country calling, I've got something to [C]say
When I get back to you, I won't let you down
This time I'm gonna [G]stay
BRIDGE:
I wanna [Am7]hear, hear the blue[G]grass[Am7]
I wanna breathe in the mountain [G]air[Am7]
I gotta take in all that [G]moonshine
But [Am7]most of all I [C]wanna see a friend of [G]mine
INSTRUMENTAL: G C G C G
The last [Am7]time I saw her, she was waving me goodbye
[G]Heading on down the line
She said, "[Am7]Come on along", I decided to stay
[G]Now I know I was wrong
That's why I'm [Am7]playing with fate, [C]riding this freight
[G]Lady Luck please stay with [D]me
I wanna [Am7]be there
I gotta [D]be there
CHORUS:
[G]Oh, sweet country calling, calling me it's [C]way
Come and bathe in cool clear water, wash the city dirt a[G]way
Oh, sweet country calling, I've got something to [C]say
When I get back to you, I won't let you down
This time I'm gonna [G]stay
CHORUS: (## fade to end ##)
[G]Oh, sweet country calling, calling me it's [C]way
Come and bathe in cool clear water, wash the city dirt a[G]way
Oh, sweet country calling, I've got something to [C]say
When I get back to you, I won't let you down
This time I'm gonna [G]stay
