"Midnight Train" By JOHNNY BURNETTE & THE ROCK N ROLL TRIO

intro:
Am|--0-0~~-------|------------|-------------------| (x02210@1)|--------3-1~~-|-0h1p0------|-------------------|
|--------------|--------2~~-|------2~~------2~~-|
|--------------|------------|-2-4-------2-4-----|
|--------------|------------|-------------------|
|--------------|------------|-------------------|
  Am (x02210@1)     E (022100@1)         Am (x02210@1)    Dm (xx0231@1)                    AmI (x02210@1)left my gal sad and lonely, left her standing in the rain
 Dm (xx0231@1)               Am (x02210@1)        C (x32010@1)                      EI (022100@1)went down to the railroad, I caught myself a midnight train
  Am (x02210@1)     E (022100@1)     Am (x02210@1)    Dm (xx0231@1)                 AmI (x02210@1)beat my way into Texas, landed in a gambling town
 Dm (xx0231@1)              Am (x02210@1)      C (x32010@1)              E (022100@1)     AmI (x02210@1)got myself into trouble, I shot the county sheriff down, oh lord
    C (x32010@1)              E (022100@1)    Am (x02210@1)I shot the county sheriff down

verse 2:
  Am (x02210@1)       E (022100@1)       Am (x02210@1)    Dm (xx0231@1)                    AmThey (x02210@1)put the handcuffs on me, tied me with a ball and chain
 Dm (xx0231@1)               Am (x02210@1)        C (x32010@1)                      EThey (022100@1)took me to El Paso, they tied me with a ball and chain
  Am (x02210@1)     E (022100@1)        Am (x02210@1)      Dm (xx0231@1)               AmThese (x02210@1)prisonbars all around me, no-one to call my bail
 Dm (xx0231@1)                  Am (x02210@1)      C (x32010@1)          E (022100@1)       AmMy (x02210@1)heart's sad and so lonely, I want to get out of this jail, Oh lord
    C (x32010@1)        E (022100@1)        AmI (x02210@1)want to get out of this jail

verse 3:

Am (x02210@1)       E (022100@1)     Am (x02210@1)    Dm (xx0231@1)                  AmThe (x02210@1)jury read the verdict, murder in the first degree
 Dm (xx0231@1)                       Am (x02210@1)   C (x32010@1)               EThe (022100@1)judge said, take this prisoner to the penitentiary
  Am (x02210@1)         E (022100@1)     Am (x02210@1)   Dm (xx0231@1)                    AmThey (x02210@1)put the handcuffs on me, tied me with a ball and chain
 Dm (xx0231@1)               Am (x02210@1)           C (x32010@1)          E (022100@1) AmI'd (x02210@1)left my home forever and I'll never see my gal again, oh lord
      C (x32010@1)         E (022100@1)  AmI'll (x02210@1)never see my gal again

and thats all
-Bert
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