Intro F# C# D#m C# F# C# D#m C#Verso 1:
F# B F# I talk to you on the telephone C# B F# At least two times a day D#m B From hotels and truck stops F# C# When I've been too long gone away F# B F# And I can see Cincinnati C# B F# From the Kentucky side D#m B Though I can't walk between them F# C# When I look out on the nightF# C# D#m C# I see a slow train crossing the bridge B C# F# Over the Ohio River F# C# D#m C# She bends and she winds and she's taking her time B C# But nobody can stop her D#m C# B From headlights through all ninety two boxcars C# She will not rest F# C# D#m C# And so too, I move towards you B C# F# My love, ElizabethInstrumental F# C# D#m C# F# C# D#m C#Verso 2:
F# B F# You know I must be traveling C# B F# You know that's who I am D#m B You knew it when you met me F# C# And you knew it when we wed F# B F# I'd do anything to ease your mind C# B F# You say, 'Babe just hold on' D#m B Let's try a little patience F# C# This longing's gonna make us strong'F# C# D#m C# And there's a slow train crossing the bridge B C# F# Over the Ohio River C# D#m C# She bends and she winds and she's taking her time B C# But nobody can stop her D#m C# B From midnight through all hours till the morning C# She won't rest F# C# D#m C# And so too, I move towards you B C# F# My love, ElizabethInstrumental F# C# D#m C# B C# D#m B Outro F# C# D#m C# Steady and strong, on and on B C# F# My love