Key: G
Introduction:
G C G
I hid out,in a boxcar,on a slow train,heading west
G D
Dressed like a railman,so not to seem conspicous
G C
The train whistled four times,indicating,
G
a track change,
C G D G
So I hopped off in Albertie,near Portage and Main.
Chorus
C D5 D G
Ride the rails heading west,to the town I love best,
C D5 D
I can only tell myself,good luck to the rest.
C D5 D G
Ride the rails,ride the rails,to the city out west.
C D5 D G
(Ride the rails to that city I love best.)
omit from last Chorus.
G C G
The folk there are gentle, the women so nice
G D
The Hospitality Inn,I sought for a bite,
G C G
A bar in the Cabaret,to quench a mans thirst,
C D G
Cigars on the pillow,and a rack of clean shirts,
Chorus
G C
There's the place that's just right,
C G
for a tuckered mans head,
C D
With a doubled up mattress,on a four postered bed,
C D G
Sheets of pure silk,a feathered pillow to match,
C A D G
Tattered and tired I lay down to rest.
Chorus,then last line,{Slowly}
C D G
Ride the rails to the city,for my final rest.
C...D...C, End