Kansas City Southern by Turnpike Troubadours
Capo 2
(Intro)
G D Em C G D G
G D G
Well I was working on the KCS Rail Line
Em D
Katie was the girl down the street
G D Em C
Well I took her to a dance on the Fourth of July
G D G
Hopin she might fall in love with me
G D G
Well the band started playing right at nine
Em D
Firecrackers popped in the sky
G D
We danced and we danced
Em C
Lord I never had a chance
G D G
I got canned on the 5th of July
[Chorus]
D G
And we laughed at the moonlight
Em D
Said goodbye in the grey light of dawn
G D Em C
Yes the girl in my dreams each and every night it seems
G D G
Is the one that I hold in my arms
G D Em C
G D G
G D G
I was playin in the Tommy Knocker Tavern
Em D
Jenny was the girl at the bar
G D Em C
Well I sang every song for her and her alone
G D G
And kissed her neath the Colorado stars
[Chorus]
D G
And we laughed at the moonlight
Em D
Said goodbye in the grey light of dawn
G D Em C
Yes the girl in my dreams each and every night it seems
G D G
Is the one that I hold in my arms
G D G
Em D
G D Em C
G D G
G D G
Seasons come and change just like the leaves
Em D
Red oaks in the kai nation wind
G D
Well they scatter and they fall
Em C
Where they land I can't recall
G D G
Will I ever find my darlin again
[Chorus]
D G
And we laughed at the moonlight
Em D
Said goodbye in the grey light of dawn
G D Em C
Yes the girl in my dreams each and every night it seems
G D G
Is the one that I hold in my arms
G D Em C
Yes the girl in my dreams each and every night it seems
G D G
Is the one that I hold in my arms
G D Em C
G D G
