Johnny Cash - The diplomat

^GHe slowly raised the ^Gtrembling hand ^C Gently brushed the ^Csilver strand of ^Ghair^C from his wrinkled ^Gbrow ^{G D}Lips that used to ^Dtalk so free^D the eyes that used to ^Dbeckon me were ^Gsilent now^{G G}He listens to a ^G7passing train ^CGives into an ^Cold familiar ^Gpain,^C familiar ^Gpain ^G They re^Dtired him twenty ^Dyears ago, ^Dgave him a watch ^Dmade of gold and ^Gtook his train^{G G}

His ^Gwoman's name was ^GMargaret He ^Cloved her but she ^Cwent away and ^Gleft^C his heart un^Gdone ^G He ^Dcalled this train the ^DDiplomat, she's the ^Donly other ^Dlady that he ^Gever loved^{G G}Some forty years he ^G7made the steam From ^CMemphis down to ^CNew Orleans but ^Gnow^C he's off the ^Gline ^G And the ^Dclosest that he ^Dever gets ^DMargaret or the ^DDiplomat is in ^Ghis mind^{G G}

He said, ^G7take me to the s^Ctation^C The ^CDiplomat is ^Cbringing Margaret ^Ghome ^G Can't you ^Ghear that whistle ^Dblowing?^{D D}They both know I've ^Dbeen alone for ^Gmuch too long^{G G7}Let's not keep them ^Cwaiting^C We'll ^Ctalk about the ^Cgood times later ^Gon ^G Right now ^Gtake me to the s^Dtation ^D The ^DDiplomat is ^Dbringing Margaret ^Ghome ^{G G G}

^GThey say he talks ^Gcrazy when He ^Csees the passing ^Ctrain or when he ^Ghears^C Margaret's ^Gname ^G But the ^Donly things he ^Dever loved, he ^Dlost before he ^Dloved enough he's ^Gnot to blame^{G G}So who's to say he's ^G7right or wrong ^CReaching out and ^Changing on to ^Gdreams^C he can't let ^Ggo ^G He ^Dthrew the watch of ^Dgold away but ^Dkeeps tracks of ^Dmemories where ^Ghe belongs^{G G}

He said, ^G7take me to the s^Ctation^C The ^CDiplomat is ^Cbringing Margaret ^Ghome ^G Can't you ^Ghear that whistle ^Dblowing?^{D D}They both know I've ^Dbeen alone for ^Gmuch too long^{G G7}Let's not keep them ^Cwaiting^C We'll ^Ctalk about the ^Cgood times later ^Gon ^G Right now ^Gtake me to the s^Dtation ^D The ^DDiplomat is ^Dbringing Margaret ^Ghome