The Zephyr chords by Jack Hardy

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Chorus:

        Am            Em
take it slow, take it easy
        F           C
take it any way you can
        Em           Bm      Em             G
take it all, take it freely, take it like a man
        F                 C
take it down the lonesome highway
         Em                F
down the lonesome railroad track
         C              G
take it anyway you want to
    F             Am
but never take it back

Am   C   Am  C

Verse 1:

C     G               Am      F
some people have such neat houses
C            G            F
all of their flowers in a row
C      G     Am       F
no surprises in their closets
C           G                F
nothing the neighbors do not know
Am             Em       F        C
and that's why god made railroad ties
C           G                F
to keep the flowers in their place
Am             Em       F        C
and that's why god made railroad watches
C           G           C
to keep the rats in the race

Chorus:

        Am            Em
take it slow, take it easy
        F           C
take it any way you can
        Em           Bm      Em             G
take it all, take it freely, take it like a man
        F                 C
take it down the lonesome highway
         Em                F
down the lonesome railroad track
         C              G
take it anyway you want to
    F             Am
but never take it back

Am   C   Am  C

Verse 2:

C     G               Am      F
some people lead such neat lives
C       G            F
no screaming in the halls
C          G     Am       F
no prescriptions in their pockets
C      G            F
no crutch called alcohol
Am             Em           F         C
and that's why god made the corporate ladder
C           G                F
to make the others feel so small
Am             Em       F        C
and that's why god made jacob's ladder
C           G           C
so we can all climb the walls

Chorus:

        Am            Em
take it slow, take it easy
        F           C
take it any way you can
        Em           Bm      Em             G
take it all, take it freely, take it like a man
        F                 C
take it down the lonesome highway
         Em                F
down the lonesome railroad track
         C              G
take it anyway you want to
    F             Am
but never take it back

Am   C   Am  C

Verse 3:

C     G               Am      F
some people pay such neat dues
C       G            F
to the devil or their boss
C           G      Am      F
at the crossroads, at the station
C          G              F
or at the stations of the cross
Am             Em           F         C
and that's why god made the burlington northern
C          G            F
atchison, topeka, santa fe
Am             Em       F        C
and that's why god made railroad whistles
C         G           C
so we can blow it all away

Chorus:

        Am            Em
take it slow, take it easy
        F           C
take it any way you can
        Em           Bm      Em             G
take it all, take it freely, take it like a man
        F                 C
take it down the lonesome highway
         Em                F
down the lonesome railroad track
         C              G
take it anyway you want to
    F             Am
but never take it back

Am   C   Am  C