Merle Haggard

^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
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^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