Intro: G Em C D         

verse 1 
G                          Em 
You always said I wouldn't stay  
           C                     G 
I guess you saw the way before it all began      
                            Em 
I've always been a changin' train        
             C                          D 
And when you think on this you might forgive me then     
         

[Refrão]

Bb                    Gm 
Thanks for Chicago Mr James      
                  Eb                      Bb   Ab F Bb 
And all the shiny suits and all the shiny names 
                              Gm 
The things a country boy can't grace     
                    Eb           Bb 
Without the look of shame upon a city face       
        Ab                   G 
And you needed more than the smile I wore        

verse 2 
                           Em 
You picked me up on my way down  
           C                           G 
That dusty one horse town - I won't forget the jail 
                         Em 
The mayor's wife and Cadillac    
            C                       D 
The sheriff on my back 'til you put up the bail 


[Refrão]
 
Bb                    Gm 
Thanks for Chicago Mr James      
                 Eb                        Bb   Ab F Bb 
You got a lot of grace but you're an empty place         
                            Gm 
The dawn falls hard upon my face         
                 Eb                     Bb       
I'll move as I began through fields without a plan       
B                     G#m 
Thanks for Chicago Mr James 
                       E                     B  
That world of grey and gold that watched you growing old         
                         G#m 
The things I never saw I see     
                        E                   B 
To think that I'm still free and I'm not feeling cold