Capo 2
Intro: G D Em C G D G
Verse 1:
GDGD/F#
Well I was working on the KCS Rail Line
EmD
Katie was the girl down the street
GDEmC
Well I took her to a dance on the Fourth of July
GDG
Hopin' she might fall in love with me
GDGD/F#
Well the band started playing right at nine
EmD
Firecrackers popped in the sky
GD
We danced and we danced
EmC
Lord I never had a chance
GDG
I got canned on the 5th of July
Chorus:
DG
And we laughed at the moonlight
D/F#EmD
Said goodbye in the grey light of dawn
GDEmC
Yes the girl of my dreams each and every night it seems
GDG
Is the one that I hold in my arms
Instrumental: G D Em C G D G
Verse 2:
GDGD/F#
I was playin' in the Tommy Knocker Tavern
EmD
Jenny was the girl at the bar
GDEmC
Well I sang every song for her and her alone
GDG
And kissed her 'neath the Colorado stars
Chorus:
DG
And we laughed at the moonlight
D/F#EmD
Said goodbye in the grey light of dawn
GDEmC
Yes the girl of my dreams each and every night it seems
GDG
Is the one that I hold in my arms
Instrumental:
GDGDEDGDECGDG
Verse 3:
GDGD/F#
Seasons come and change just like the leaves
EmD
Red oaks in the Kai Nation wind
GD
Well they scatter and they fall
EmC
Where they land I can't recall
GDG
Will I ever find my darlin' again
Verse 3:
GDGD/F#
Seasons come and change just like the leaves
EmD
Red oaks in the Kai Nation wind
GD
Well they scatter and they fall
EmC
Where they land I can't recall
GDG
Will I ever find my darlin' again
Chorus:
DG
And we laughed at the moonlight
D/F#EmD
Said goodbye in the grey light of dawn
GDEmC
Yes the girl of my dreams each and every night it seems
GDG
Is the one that I hold in my arms
GDEmC
Yes the girl in my dreams each and every night it seems
GDG
Is the one that I hold in my arms
Outro: G D Em C G D G