Merle Haggard- Big City album 1981 Sony/ATV Songs C C7 Well I'm longin' to ride on a freight train F C pull a slouch hat down low on my ears C7 I'm yearnin' to leave this old town on the flight D7 G7 and lose all my trouble and cares C C7 In this day of airplanes and highways F C Hey the slow way is sometimes the best F C A7 I'm longin' to ride on a freight train D7 G7 C and be a good old American guest C C7 I wanna live on the land that I've loved and I've labored for F C and spend a few days headed west F C A7 I'm longin' to ride on a freight train D7 G7 C and be a good old American guest (solos follow verse changes) C C7 Well the pressures of life they got to me F C and they got down deep inside my soul C7 I'm tired of the rat race wanna go back to the slow pace D7 G7 and hear a fast freight train rattle and roll C C7 I wanna live out my days like a hobo F C and take myself that long needed rest F C A7 Hey I'm lookin' to ride on a freight train D7 G7 C and be a good old American guest C C7 I wanna live on the land that I've loved and I've labored for F C and spend a few days headed west F C A7 I'm longin' to ride on a freight train D7 G7 C and be a good old American guest F C A7 I'm longin' to ride on a freight train D7 G7 C and be a good old American guest