C Em F C
Am F G
Am G F Em
Am Dm G C

[Verse 1]
C        Em     F              C
I wish I hadn't stayed away so long
Am              F              G
I wish I hadn't stayed away so long
Am               G
Bell rang on the midnight train
F                 Em
Carrying a hobo's home
Am                  Dm     G       C
And I wish I hadn't stayed away so long

[Verse 2]
C         Em        F            C
My mother died when I was on the road
Am                  F            G
My mother died when I was on the road
Am               G
Bell rang on the midnight train
F                 Em
Carrying a hobo's home
Am                  Dm    G      C
My mother died when I was on the road
C
(I wish I hadn't stayed away so long)

[Chorus]
C        Em     F              C
I wish I hadn't stayed away so long
Am              F              G
I wish I hadn't stayed away so long
Am               G
Bell rang on the midnight train
F                 Em
Carrying a hobo's home
Am                  Dm     G       C
And I wish I hadn't stayed away so long

[Verse 3]
C     Em       F           C
I got home too late to say goodbye
Am             F           G
I got home too late to say goodbye
Am               G
Bell rang on the midnight train
F                 Em
Carrying a hobo's home
Am             Dm      G       C
I got home too late to say goodbye

[Chorus]
C        Em     F              C
I wish I hadn't stayed away so long
Am              F              G
I wish I hadn't stayed away so long
Am               G
Bell rang on the midnight train
F                 Em
Carrying a hobo's home
Am                  Dm     G       C
And I wish I hadn't stayed away so long

[Solo]
C Em F C
Am F G
Am G F Em
Am Dm G C

[Verse 4]
C                 Em    F                C
I can't count the times I stole away and cried
Am                      F                G
I can't count the times I stole away and cried
Am               G
Bell rang on the midnight train
F                 Em
Carrying a hobo's home
Am                      Dm      G        C
I can't count the times I stole away and cried

[Chorus]
C        Em     F              C
I wish I hadn't stayed away so long
Am              F              G
I wish I hadn't stayed away so long
Am               G
Bell rang on the midnight train
F                 Em
Carrying a hobo's home
Am                  Dm     G       C
And I wish I hadn't stayed away so long

[Slow Chorus]
C        Em     F              C
I wish I hadn't stayed away so long
Am              F              G
I wish I hadn't stayed away so long
Am               G
Bell rang on the midnight train
F                 Em
Carrying a hobo's home
Am                  Dm     G       C
And I wish I hadn't stayed away so long