TITLE "EASTERN AVENUE RAILWAY BLUES"
ARTIST "JERRY JEFF WALKER"
TRANSCRIE SANOMA at COUNTRYTABS.COM"

(1)
   (C)SHADOWS COME(F)CREEPIN'DOWN THE(G)ALLEYS.
   (F)LONESOME(G)LINES THE BOULE(C)VARD.
   (C)NEON FLICKERS TO THE(G)RYTHM OF THE(A)NIGHT.BUT THIS,
   (E)EVENING(F)SLEEP IS COMIN'(G)HARD.
   (C)DOWN THE(F)CONCRETE HALLWAYS(G)IN THIS PART OF TOWN.
   (F)YOU CAN HEAR YOUN HEARTS(Dm)DROWNING IN THIRST FOR(C)LIFE.
   (C)THE BACKSTREET(F)FULL OF PEOPLE(G)FROZEN IN THEIR(A)DREAMS.
   (C)TOO LITTLE MERCY(F)TOO LITTLE LOVE AND(G)TOO MUCH NIGHT
   (G)IT'S TOO MUCH TONIGHT AND THE
(CHOROUS)
   (F)EASTERN AVENUE(G)RUNS(C)LEVEL WITH THE(A)RIVER.IN BE
   (F)TWEEN LIES THE(G)FREIGHTYARD OF BOXCAR(A)BLUES.
   (F)EASTERN AVENUE RIVER COME ON COME ON(A)DELIVER.THIS LOAD OF
   (C)TEARS AND THESE(F)BARELY WALKIN'(G)SHOES.
   (G)BOY'S GOT THE(C)EASTERN AVENUE(G)RIVER RAILWAY(C)BLUES.
(2)
   TRAPPED BETWEEN HIM AND THE CITY.HE PACKED A BAG
   AND TOOK ONE SOUTHBOUND OVER THE LINE.
   TRAPPED BETWEEN HIM AND THE PITY,
   HE SUFFERS FOR THOSE UNFAITHFUL TIMES.
   WELL EAST BOUND RIVER RAILWAY RUNS SWIFT AND HARD,
   HE'S SWEARS TONIGHT HE'S GONNA TAKE THAT RIDE.
   JERK A COLD STEELE FREIGHT TRAIN,
   RIGHT ON DOWN THE BOULEVARD.
   HE AIN'T GONNA STOP TILL ALLL THE LONLINESS COLLIDES.
   CAUSE IT'S TOO MUCH TONIGHT.
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