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[Verse 1]
A                         G
Sweetheart, your heart is loaded down
     D                   A
With useless burdens and bones
                        G
I can tell by the tear stains on your letter
         D                          A
That you wrote me from the twilight zone
                                G
You ask if I miss you, well, of course I miss you
   D                      A
I miss you every night or two

[Chorus]
  A                             G
When I hear the moanin' of the midnight train
  D                   A
Reminds me so much of you

[Break]

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[Verse 2]
 A                           G
Wanderin' all alone down the road to roam
D                                A
Wonderin' 'bout the seeds you've sown
                         G
A rock is a rock, a hard place is a hard place
      D                   A
But a road is a road is a road
                                     G
You trash it out and clean it up and almost get it right
D                                    A
About the time time you're done and through  

[Chorus]
  A                             G
When I hear the moanin' of the midnight train
  D                   A
Reminds me so much of you

[Break]

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[Verse 3]
 A                            G
One day, it's not enough, one day, it's too much
    D                              A
One day, it's just a little bit of each
                                     G
One day, you're face to face and you don't even touch
            D                                 A
You walked away when it was well within your reach
                                      G
With that wall all around you, it was me who let you in
         D                             A
When you said nobody but nobody would do  

[Chorus]
  A                             G
When I hear the moanin' of the midnight train
  D                   A
Reminds me so much of you

[Solo]

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[Verse 4]
A                         G
Scratchin' out a livin', scratchin' the surface
              D                   A
It's just the tip of the iceberg, kid
                           G
The last place you look is where you're gonna find it
          D                           A
You don't even know what it is that's hid
                                 G
But don't feel so sad, you ain't doin' so bad
         D                      A
Hey, you got this far without a clue  

[Chorus]
  A                             G
When I hear the moanin' of the midnight train
  D                   A
Reminds me so much of you
  A                             G
When I hear the moanin' of the midnight train
  D                   A
Reminds me so much of you

[Outro]

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