Midnight Train
Johnny Burnette & The Rock 'N' Roll TrioVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
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I left my gal sad and lonely, left her standing in the rain
I went down to the railroad, I caught myself a midnight train
I beat my way into Texas, landed in a gambling town
I got myself into trouble, I shot the county sheriff down, oh lord
I shot the county sheriff down
They put the handcuffs on me, tied me with a ball and chain
They took me to El Paso, they tied me with a ball and chain
These prisonbars all around me, no-one to call my bail
My heart's sad and so lonely, I want to get out of this jail, Oh lord
I want to get out of this jail
The jury read the verdict, murder in the first degree
The judge said, take this prisoner to the penitentiary
They put the handcuffs on me, tied me with a ball and chain
I'd left my home forever and I'll never see my gal again, oh lord
I'll never see my gal again
and thats all
-Bert
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Readable chord sheet for Midnight Train by Johnny Burnette & The Rock 'N' Roll Trio
[Am] |--0-0~~-------|------------|-------------------| |--------3-1~~-|-0h1p0------|-------------------| |--------------|--------2~~-|------2~~------2~~-| |--------------|------------|-2-4-------2-4-----| |--------------|------------|-------------------| |--------------|------------|-------------------| I [Am]left my g[E]al sad and l[Am]onely, l[Dm]eft her standing in the [Am]rain I[Dm] went down to the r[Am]ailroad, I c[C]aught myself a midnight t[E]rain I [Am]beat my w[E]ay into [Am]Texas, l[Dm]anded in a gambling t[Am]own I[Dm] got myself into t[Am]rouble, I [C]shot the county s[E]heriff d[Am]own, oh lord I s[C]hot the county sh[E]eriff d[Am]own Th[Am]ey put the [E]handcuffs [Am]on me, t[Dm]ied me with a ball and c[Am]hain T[Dm]hey took me to El P[Am]aso, they ti[C]ed me with a ball and cha[E]in Th[Am]ese priso[E]nbars all a[Am]round me, [Dm]no-one to call my b[Am]ail M[Dm]y heart's sad and so l[Am]onely, I w[C]ant to get ou[E]t of this [Am]jail, Oh lord I wa[C]nt to get o[E]ut of this [Am]jail [Am]The jury re[E]ad the v[Am]erdict, [Dm]murder in the first de[Am]gree T[Dm]he judge said, take this pr[Am]isoner [C]to the penitentiar[E]y Th[Am]ey put the ha[E]ndcuffs [Am]on me, [Dm]tied me with a ball and [Am]chain I[Dm]'d left my home for[Am]ever and I'll n[C]ever see my g[E]al a[Am]gain, oh lord I'll n[C]ever see my [E]gal a[Am]gain and thats all -Bert