[Verse]
C C7
Well I'm longing to ride on a freight train
F C
Put a slouch hat down low on the ears
C7
I'm yearning to leave this old town on the flight
D7 G7
And lose all my troubles and cares
C C7
In this day of airplanes and highways
F C
Hey the slow way is sometimes the best
F C A
I'm longin? to ride on a freight train
D7 G7 C
And be a good old american guest
[Chorus]
C C7
I wanna live on the land that I've loved and I've labored for
F C
And spend a few days headed west
F C A
I'm longin? to ride on a freight train
D7 G7 C
And be a good old american guest
[Verse]
C C7
Well, the pressures of life they got to me
F C
And they got down deep in my soul
C7
I'm tired of the rat-race wanna go back to the slow pace
D7 G7
And hear a fast train rattle and roll
[Chorus]
C C7
I wanna live on the land that I've loved and I've labored for
F C
And spend a few days headed west
F C A
I'm longin? to ride on a freight train
D7 G7 C
And be a good old american guest
[Chorus/Outro]
C C7
I wanna live on the land that I've loved and I've labored for
F C
And spend a few days headed west
F C A
I'm longin? to ride on a freight train
D7 G7 C
And be a good old american guest
F C A
Oh, yes I'm longing to ride on a freight train
D7 G7 C
And be a good old american guest,