[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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Down by the county bridge the gondolas roll
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Hauling down to Biringham the dirty half-slag coal
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I should let her move me on come sunshine, rain or drought
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'Cause just like the circle says Southern serves the south
[Chorus]
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Hardships and troubles, don't you know I've had some
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Getting older every day I'm a fairweather bum
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Let me tell you good people here, it's just about time
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To catch a slow train through Georgia and ease a worried mind
[Instrumental]
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[Verse 2]
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Forty miles an hour she's rolling down the line
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Greasy rail, red clay trails through the long leaf pines
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Anyplace that the sunshine falls is where I long to be
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Sunshine southern special won't you roll me to the sea
[Chorus]
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Hardships and troubles, don't you know I've had some
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Getting older every day I'm a fairweather bum
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Let me tell you good people here, it's just about time
C G C
To catch a slow train through Georgia and ease a worried mind
[Instrumental]
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[Verse 3]
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Lord I wish was living day by day someplace down the track
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Come on gal my old pal, Lord you know we'll not look back
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I'll down take this old guitar I'll play her every day
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Let the slow train through Georgia roll my blues away
[Chorus]
C G C
Hardships and troubles, don't you know I've had some
F C
Getting older every day I'm a fairweather bum
F C
Let me tell you good people here, it's just about time
C G C
To catch a slow train through Georgia and ease a worried mind