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Good Old American Guest

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GOOD OLD AMERICAN GUEST
Merle Haggard-   Big City album
?1981 Sony/ATV Songs
CWell I'm longin' to ride on a freight trC7ain
pull a Fslouch hat down low on my earsC  
I'm yearnin' to leave this old town on the C7flight
and lose aD7ll my trouble and caresG7  
In thiCs day of airplanes and higC7hways
Hey tFhe slow way is sometimes the beCst
I'm lonFgin' to ride on a freCight A7train
and be a D7good old AmG7erican gCuest
I Cwanna live on the land that I've loved and I've laC7bored for
anFd spend a few days headed wCest
I'm Flongin' to ride on a freCight A7train
and be D7a good old AG7merican gueCst
(solos  follow verse changes)
CWell the pressures of life thC7ey got to me
and thFey got down deep inside my Csoul
I'm tired of the rat race wanna go back to tC7he slow pace
and hear D7a fast freight train rattle and rG7oll
I wannCa live out my days like C7a hobo
and Ftake myself that long needed Crest
Hey  IF'm lookin' to ride on a fCreigA7ht train
and be D7a good old AmericaG7n guestC  
CI wanna live on the land that I've loved and IC7've labored for
and sFpend a few days headed westC  
I'm Flongin' to ride on a CfreiA7ght train
and bD7e a good old G7American gueCst
I'm loFngin' to ride on a frCeighA7t train
and be a D7good old G7American Cguest

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Good Old American Guest

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GOOD OLD AMERICAN GUEST

Merle Haggard- Big City album

?1981 Sony/ATV Songs

C C7

Well I'm longin' to ride on a freight train

F C

pull a slouch hat down low on my ears

I'm yearnin' to leave this old town on the flight

D7 G7

and lose all my trouble and cares

C C7

In this day of airplanes and highways

F C

Hey the slow way is sometimes the best

F C A7

I'm longin' to ride on a freight train

D7 G7 C

and be a good old American guest

C C7

I wanna live on the land that I've loved and I've labored for

F C

and spend a few days headed west

F C A7

I'm longin' to ride on a freight train

D7 G7 C

and be a good old American guest

(solos follow verse changes)

C C7

Well the pressures of life they got to me

F C

and they got down deep inside my soul

I'm tired of the rat race wanna go back to the slow pace

D7 G7

and hear a fast freight train rattle and roll

C C7

I wanna live out my days like a hobo

F C

and take myself that long needed rest

F C A7

Hey I'm lookin' to ride on a freight train

D7 G7 C

and be a good old American guest

C C7

I wanna live on the land that I've loved and I've labored for

F C

and spend a few days headed west

F C A7

I'm longin' to ride on a freight train

D7 G7 C

and be a good old American guest

F C A7

I'm longin' to ride on a freight train

D7 G7 C

and be a good old American guest

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