Kansas City Southern chords by Turnpike Troubadours

Chords with lyrics

Capo 2

Intro: G+G D MajorD E minorEm C majorC G+G D MajorD G+G

Verse 1:
      G+G       D MajorD  G+G     D/F#D/F#
Well I was working on the KCS Rail Line
E minorEm             D MajorD
Katie was the girl down the street
    G+G       D MajorD      E minorEm    C majorC
Well I took her to a dance on the Fourth of July
G+G        D MajorD         G+G
Hopin' she might fall in love with me
     G+G      D MajorD        G+G   D/F#D/F#
Well the band started playing right at nine
E minorEm             D MajorD
Firecrackers popped in the sky
  G+G       D MajorD
We danced and we danced
E minorEm         C majorC
Lord I never had a chance
   G+G       D MajorD   G+G
I got canned on the 5th of July

Chorus:
    D MajorD       G+G
And we laughed at the moonlight
D/F#D/F# E minorEm            D MajorD
Said goodbye in the grey light of dawn
    G+G     D MajorD        E minorEm       C majorC
Yes the girl of my dreams each and every night it seems
    G+G     D MajorD     G+G
Is the one that I hold in my arms

Instrumental: G+G D MajorD E minorEm C majorC G+G D MajorD G+G

Verse 2:
   G+G       D MajorD       G+G    D/F#D/F#
I was playin' in the Tommy Knocker Tavern
E minorEm            D MajorD
Jenny was the girl at the bar
    G+G     D MajorD    E minorEm     C majorC
Well I sang every song for her and her alone
  G+G           D MajorD    G+G
And kissed her 'neath the Colorado stars

Chorus:
    D MajorD       G+G
And we laughed at the moonlight
D/F#D/F# E minorEm            D MajorD
Said goodbye in the grey light of dawn
    G+G     D MajorD        E minorEm       C majorC
Yes the girl of my dreams each and every night it seems
    G+G     D MajorD     G+G
Is the one that I hold in my arms

Instrumental:
G+G D MajorD G+G D/F#D/F# E minorEm D MajorD G+G D MajorD E minorEm C majorC G+G D MajorD G+G

Verse 3:
G+G        D MajorD          G+G    D/F#D/F#
Seasons come and change just like the leaves
E minorEm             D MajorD
Red oaks in the Kai Nation wind
     G+G        D MajorD
Well they scatter and they fall
      E minorEm       C majorC
Where they land I can't recall
    G+G      D MajorD    G+G
Will I ever find my darlin' again

Verse 3:
G+G        D MajorD          G+G    D/F#D/F#
Seasons come and change just like the leaves
E minorEm             D MajorD
Red oaks in the Kai Nation wind
     G+G        D MajorD
Well they scatter and they fall
      E minorEm       C majorC
Where they land I can't recall
    G+G      D MajorD    G+G
Will I ever find my darlin' again

Chorus:
    D MajorD       G+G
And we laughed at the moonlight
D/F#D/F# E minorEm            D MajorD
Said goodbye in the grey light of dawn
    G+G     D MajorD        E minorEm       C majorC
Yes the girl of my dreams each and every night it seems
    G+G     D MajorD     G+G
Is the one that I hold in my arms
    G+G     D MajorD        E minorEm       C majorC
Yes the girl in my dreams each and every night it seems
    G+G     D MajorD     G+G
Is the one that I hold in my arms

Outro: G+G D MajorD E minorEm C majorC G+G D MajorD G+G