Am Dm I've been workin' so hard, baby, Am tryin' to get to you. Dm G I'm gonna be there soon because C In the heat of the day many miles away F when the sun is beating down upon the main street G I'll be waiting here at the station, Am G F I gotta move down the line. C They'll be dancin' and singin' and doin' their thing F and they'll be rockin' and rollin' until the day is done. G You know I got to make the deadline. Ab Eb Bb C Am I gotta get that southbound train tonight, ooh. Ab Eb Bb C If I don't get to the border then I'll write. ADADADADm (Same Pattern) The Mardi Gras will be blowing strong and the people dancing all across the city. I'm leaving here tonight, I gotta move down the line. I'm gonna catch a ride on the nine-o-five, I'm gonna ride the rail until we reach the morning, maybe three or four hundred miles. I gotta get that southbound train tonight, ooh. Ab Eb Bb Am If I don't get to the border then I'll write. ADAGCFGAGFC When the wind is blowing softly through the streets of a little town and the music's playin you're waiting somewhere over the horizon. I gotta get that southbound train tonight, ooh. If I don't get to the border then I'll write.