Midnight train
Midnight train

Midnight train easy guitar chords by Charlie Daniels Band

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Guitar
Tuning

E A D G B E

Capo

Fret 2

Capo

Transpose

0

Capo
  • D

  • C#

    4
  • C

  • G

  • Bb

  • Ab

    4
  • A

  • D

  • C#

    4
  • C

  • G

  • Bb

  • Ab

    4
  • A

  • Intro 1



    Verse 1
    Midnight 
    train, 

    roll 
    on 

    Midnight 
    train, 
    roll 
    on 

    Verse 2
    Clear them 
    tracks 
    and keep 

    that 
    whistle 
    blowin 

    Take 
    this stranger 
    on 
    to 
    Santa 
    Fe 

    It 
    seems 
    like 
    romance 
    and 
    danger 

    Fol
    low 
    this 
    here 
    tall 
    dark 
    stranger 

    all 
    along 
    the way 

    Verse 3

    Well the 
    train 
    was 
    rumblin 
    through 

    the night 
    heading 
    south 
    to Santa 
    Fe 

    And 
    in a 
    fancy 
    car, 
    with 
    a private 
    bar, 

    and a 
    personal 
    valet 

    There 
    was 
    bunch 
    of cold 
    eyed 

    men 
    a sittin 
    at 
    a poker 
    table 

    Bet
    tin 
    hot 
    stakes 
    all 
    around 

    Verse 4
    Ole Louisiana 
    Lou had 
    a knife 
    in his shoe, 

    was 
    dealin' 
    a hand 
    of 
    cards 

    And 
    ole Stag
    ger 
    Lee Crocket 
    had a gun 
    in 
    his pocket, 

    was 
    sweatin 
    bettin 
    hard 

    And 
    over 
    in the corner 
    this 
    Mexican 
    guy 
    with 

    two 
    gold 
    teeth 
    and a patch 
    on his 
    eye 

    Took 
    a long 
    hard 
    look 
    around 

    Verse 5
    And then the 
    door 
    flew 
    open, 

    the stranger 
    walked 
    in and 
    said 
    don't 
    ya'll 
    get excited 

    know 
    this 
    here's 
    a private 
    game, 

    and 
    know 
    I was
    n't 
    invited 

    But 
    got 
    a roll 
    that'd choke 
    a mule 

    I'm 
    just 
    about 
    a big 
    enough 

    fool 
    to lay 
    it 
    all 
    right 
    down 

    Verse 6
    And 
    everybody 
    nodded 
    as 

    the stranger 
    took 
    his seat 

    He 
    knew this 
    bunch 
    of 
    cutthroat's would 

    be 
    mighty 
    hard 
    to beat 

    As 
    the stranger 
    knew 
    then 
    the 
    toughest 

    two 
    by 
    far 
    were 
    where he 
    sat 

    Was 
    pot 
    belly 
    fellow 
    from south 
    Alabama, 

    and a dude 
    in 
    a black 
    felt 
    hat 

    Midnight 
    Verse 7
    Train, 
    roll 
    on 

    Midnight 
    Train, 
    roll 
    on 

    Well clear 
    them 
    tracks 
    Verse 8
    and 

    keep 
    that 
    whistle 
    blowin 

    Take 
    this stranger 
    on 
    to Santa 
    Fe 

    It 
    seems 
    like 
    romance 
    and 
    danger 

    Follow 
    this 
    here 
    tall 
    dark 
    stranger 

    all 
    along 
    the 
    way 

    Verse 9

    Well the 
    stranger 
    sat 
    down 
    he 
    looked 

    around 
    at all 
    them 
    evil 
    faces 

    And 
    the 
    pot- 
    belly fellow 
    drew 
    a pair 
    of queens, 

    but the stranger 
    he 
    drew 
    aces 

    And he 
    kept 
    on raising 
    and 
    pushin 
    his 
    luck, 

    kep
    on winning 
    like 
    run away 
    truck 

    He 
    was 
    giving 
    them 
    a beating 

    Verse 10
    And 
    the stakes 
    got 
    higher 
    than a Chinese 
    kite, 

    the stranger 
    kept 
    getting 
    hot 

    Till 
    every 
    cent 
    every
    body 

    had 
    was 
    lying 
    out 
    in that 
    pot 

    Then the 
    stranger 
    threw 
    down 
    a royal 
    flush, 

    Some
    body 
    said 
    âHey Man, 

    that's 
    enough 
    friend 
    think 
    you've 
    been 
    cheatin" 

    Verse 11
    And then 
    the stranger 
    picked 
    the money 

    up and said 
    âBoys I 
    better 
    runâ 

    And 
    then the 
    bot- 
    bellyed fella 
    pulled 
    a razor 

    out 
    and somebody 
    pulled 
    a gun 

    They 
    said 
    âYou may 
    think 

    you're 
    a sly 
    old 
    fox, 

    You're 
    gonna 
    leave 
    here 
    in a long 
    pine 
    box 

    If 
    you don't 
    leave 
    that 
    money 
    alone" 

    Verse 12
    Just 
    about 
    then 
    the lights 
    went 
    out, 

    and 
    they all 
    started 
    fussin 

    And the 
    lights 
    came 
    on, 
    the stranger 
    was 
    gone, 

    they 
    all started 
    cussin 

    And they searched 
    that 

    train 
    from 
    front 
    to rear 

    The 
    stranger 
    he 
    done 
    disappeared, 

    and 
    all 
    their 
    money 
    was 
    gone 

    When the 
    Verse 13
    train 
    pulled 
    in 
    the station, 

    with 
    the 
    whistle 
    blowin 
    loud 

    A telegram 
    was 
    waitin, 

    from 
    the 
    stranger 
    for 
    the crowd 

    Said 
    âThank you for 
    the money 
    boys, 

    but 
    don't 
    feel 
    too 
    outdone 

    Cause 
    It 
    takes 
    a dog 
    to know 
    dog 

    I'm 
    a howlin 
    son 
    of a 
    gun. 

    Verse 14
    Midnight 
    Train, 
    roll 
    on 

    Midnight 
    Train, 
    roll 
    on 

    Verse 15
    Well 
    clear them 
    track
    s and keep 

    that 
    whistle 
    blowin 

    Take 
    this stranger 
    on 
    to Santa 
    Fe 

    It 
    seems 
    like 
    ro
    mance 
    and 
    danger 

    Follow 
    this 
    here 
    tall 
    dark 
    stranger 

    all 
    along 
    the way 

    Outro 1


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