Merle Haggard- Big City album
1981 Sony/ATV Songs
[C]Well I'm longin' to ride on a freight tr[C7]ain
pull a [F]slouch hat down low on my ears[C]
I'm yearnin' to leave this old town on the [C7]flight
and lose a[D7]ll my trouble and cares[G7]
In thi[C]s day of airplanes and hig[C7]hways
Hey t[F]he slow way is sometimes the be[C]st
I'm lon[F]gin' to ride on a fre[C]ight[A7] train
and be a[D7] good old Am[G7]erican g[C]uest
I [C]wanna live on the land that I've loved and I've la[C7]bored for
an[F]d spend a few days headed w[C]est
I'm [F]longin' to ride on a fre[C]ight[A7] train
and be [D7]a good old A[G7]merican gue[C]st
(solos follow verse changes)
[C]Well the pressures of life th[C7]ey got to me
and th[F]ey got down deep inside my[C] soul
I'm tired of the rat race wanna go back to t[C7]he slow pace
and hear [D7]a fast freight train rattle and r[G7]oll
I wann[C]a live out my days like[C7] a hobo
and[F] take myself that long needed [C]rest
Hey I[F]'m lookin' to ride on a f[C]reig[A7]ht train
and be [D7]a good old America[G7]n guest[C]
[C]I wanna live on the land that I've loved and I[C7]'ve labored for
and s[F]pend a few days headed west[C]
I'm[F] longin' to ride on a [C]frei[A7]ght train
and b[D7]e a good old [G7]American gue[C]st
I'm lo[F]ngin' to ride on a fr[C]eigh[A7]t train
and be a [D7]good old [G7]American [C]guest
1981 Sony/ATV Songs
[C]Well I'm longin' to ride on a freight tr[C7]ain
pull a [F]slouch hat down low on my ears[C]
I'm yearnin' to leave this old town on the [C7]flight
and lose a[D7]ll my trouble and cares[G7]
In thi[C]s day of airplanes and hig[C7]hways
Hey t[F]he slow way is sometimes the be[C]st
I'm lon[F]gin' to ride on a fre[C]ight[A7] train
and be a[D7] good old Am[G7]erican g[C]uest
I [C]wanna live on the land that I've loved and I've la[C7]bored for
an[F]d spend a few days headed w[C]est
I'm [F]longin' to ride on a fre[C]ight[A7] train
and be [D7]a good old A[G7]merican gue[C]st
(solos follow verse changes)
[C]Well the pressures of life th[C7]ey got to me
and th[F]ey got down deep inside my[C] soul
I'm tired of the rat race wanna go back to t[C7]he slow pace
and hear [D7]a fast freight train rattle and r[G7]oll
I wann[C]a live out my days like[C7] a hobo
and[F] take myself that long needed [C]rest
Hey I[F]'m lookin' to ride on a f[C]reig[A7]ht train
and be [D7]a good old America[G7]n guest[C]
[C]I wanna live on the land that I've loved and I[C7]'ve labored for
and s[F]pend a few days headed west[C]
I'm[F] longin' to ride on a [C]frei[A7]ght train
and b[D7]e a good old [G7]American gue[C]st
I'm lo[F]ngin' to ride on a fr[C]eigh[A7]t train
and be a [D7]good old [G7]American [C]guest
