-I don't know what the names of the chords are, so.... D*= e----3---- B----3---- G----0---- D----0---- A----X---- E----X---- C*= e----0---- B----3---- G----0---- D----2---- A----0---- E----X---- Intro: * * X2 * Said I want to live the city life This small town could eat me alive * I gotta pack my things and go where the railroad takes me * Mama's too poor to send me away But I've been saving up on most everyday * Little bit out of each check from the Gas & Deli * * And the whistle keeps on blowing And the train keeps on rolling CHORUS: And he said * I ain't never been to New York City * I ain't seen the San Francisco Bay * I ain't never tried my hand in Vegas * But you bet your bottom dollar * That's where I'm going the day after today * So he locked the door and he killed the lights Took a six pack to get him through the night * Didn't have a plan just a good sense of direction * And Maybelline, his beauty queen She cried all night cause the sheet were clean * But he left her a lovers' note there apologizing * * He said I hear the whistle blowing Gotta catch it the train is rolling CHORUS * The air is thick on the concrete isle Ain't nothing green for like twenty miles * And he ain't use to the sun and moon a hiding * So he took his foot from out his mouth And he packed his things and went back down south * But Maybelline said "Babe my time's arising." * * Said I hear the whistle blowing Gotta catch it the train is rolling And she said * I ain't never been to New York City * I ain't seen the San Francisco Bay * I ain't never tried my hand in Vegas * I never seen the L.A lights shine bright Bright, brighter than your smile was ever Brighter than my desire was ever * Longer burning than our love was ever...ohhhhh CHORUS