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.

Am Dm Am Dm Am Dm Am Dm

    C
The Mardi Gras will be blowing strong
                                      F
and the people dancing all across the city.
    G
I'm leaving here tonight,
        Am   G        F
I gotta move down the line.
          C
I'm gonna catch a ride on the nine-o-five,
                                              F
I'm gonna ride the rail until we reach the morning,
                            G
maybe three or four hundred miles.

  Ab             Eb         Bb      C      Am
I gotta get that southbound train tonight, ooh.
     Ab               Eb     Bb        Am
If I don't get to the border then I'll write.

Am Dm Am G C F G Am G F C

         C
When the wind is blowing softly
                                                     F
through the streets of a little town and the music's playin'
                                    G
you're waiting somewhere over the horizon.

  Ab             Eb         Bb      C      Am
I gotta get that southbound train tonight, ooh.
     Ab               Eb     Bb        Am
If I don't get to the border then I'll write.

[Coda]
 C             C7                F      Fm
    You know I gotta get't, baby,    ah oo ah
C              C7                F      Fm
    You know I gotta get't, baby,    ah oo ah
C  Fm          C  Fm           C
      Ah oo ah       Ah oo ah