Capo
3
Difficulty
Intermediate πͺ
Rate for accuracy
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Key: C
Tuning: E A D G B E
Intro:
Dmaj7 | Bm7-5 | C#m7 | F#m7 :
F6 | A | Amaj7 :
Verse 1:
Dmaj7 Bm7-5
The air is getting hotter
C#m7 F#m7
There's a rumbling in the skies
Dmaj7 Bm7-5
I've been wading through the high muddy water
C#m7 F#m7
With the heat rising in my eyes
D#m7-5 D
Every day your memory grows dimmer
Bm7 Amaj7
It doesn't haunt me like it did before
Dmaj7 Bm7
I've been walking through the middle of nowhere
C#m7 F#m7
Trying, trying to get to heaven
F6 A
Before they close, close the door
Verse 2:
Dmaj7 Bm7-5
When I was in Missouri
C#m7 F#m7
They would not let me be
Dmaj7 Bm7-5
I had to leave there in a hurry
C#m7 F#m7
I only saw what they let me see
D#m7-5 D
You broke a heart that loved you
Bm7 A
Now you can seal up the book, you don't have to write anymore
Dmaj7 Bm7-5
I've been walking that lonesome valley
C#m7 F#m7
Trying, trying to get to heaven
F6 Amaj7
Before they close, close the door
Verse 3:
Dmaj7 Bm7-5
People on the station
C#m7 F#m7
Waiting on the trains
Dmaj7 Bm7-5
I can hear their hearts a-beatin'
C#m7 F#m7
Like pendulums swinging on chains
D#m7-5 D
When you think that you lost everything
Bm7 Amaj7
You find out you can always lose a little more
Dmaj7 Bm7-5
I'm just going down the road feeling bad
C#m7 F#m7
Trying, trying to get to heaven
F6 Amaj7
Before they close, close the door
Verse 4:
Dmaj7 Bm7-5
I'm going down the river
C#m7 F#m7
Down to New Orleans
Dmaj7 Bm7-5
I close my eyes, close my eyes and wonder
C#m7 F#m7
If everything is as hollow as it seems
D#m7-5 D
Some trains don't pull no gamblers
Bm7 Amaj7
No midnight ramblers, like they did before
Dmaj7 Bm7-5
I been all around the world, boys
C#m7 F#m7
Now I'm trying, trying to get to heaven
F6 Amaj7
Before they close, close the door
[Coda]
Dmaj7 | Bm7-5 | C#m7 | F#m7 :
F6 : A
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Song History
Published: May 10, 2026
Last Updated: May 10, 2026