Key: B major•
Intro 1
B
Bm
B
Verse 1
E
F#
I straddled that greyhound
and rode him into Raleigh
and on across Carolina
but by Passarocca
by sundown rolling across the Georgia state
it turned into a struggle
Bm
Bdim
B
F#
G#m
E
F#
and left us all stranded
G#m
B
G#m
B
G#m
B
E
F#
C#
F#
B
G#m
B
Right away I bought me a thru -train
Ticket right across Mississippi clean
E
F#
And I was on at the Midnight Wire
Out of Birmingham smokin'
into New Orleans
Bm
B
Somebody help me
get out of Louisiana
Just help me get to Houston town
E
F#
There are people there
who care a little about me
Sure as you're born,
they bought me a silk suit
Put the luggage in my hand
E
F#
And I woke up high over Albuquerque
B
G#
On a jet to the promised land
C#
D#
G#
C#
D#
G#
all a -cartin'
F#
When the pilot told us in thirteen minutes
Swing low, sweet chariot,
come down easy
And let me make it to the telephone
this is a promised land
C#
B
E
F#
B
F#
B
F#
B
G#m
E
F#
Calling and the poor boys are on the line
B
G#
D#
G#
C#
D#
G#
D#
G#
C#
D#
G#
B
E
F#
B
E
B
F#
B
G#
F#
G#
C#
D#
G#
D#
G#
C#
D#
G#
B
E
F#
B
E
F#
F#
B
B
B
B
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsB Bm Em E F#...
B
Bm
Em
E
F#
Bdim
G#m
C#
G#
D#
Capo: 4
Transpose: 0
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