G                    Am               F  C                G
Just came up on the midnight special.      Hey how about that? 
                     Am     F  C                         G
My car broke down in Texas.      She stopped dead in her tracks.


[Chorus 1]

C                 Bm         Am     G
   Just called to tell you that I need you.
C                 Bm             Am    D
   Just called to tell you how I feel. 
  G               F          C                        G
I feel like some old engine,   that's lost my driving wheel.
                  F          C                        G
I feel like some old engine,   that's lost my driving wheel.

 
[Verse 2]

   G                   Am                F  C                 G  
 Took my money on a night train north.      What a terrible flight.
                                Am               F  C              G
I gave my promise that I would be there with you      by Saturday night.


[Chorus 1]

C              Bm      Am      G     
   I want to tell you that I need you.
C             Bm             Am    D
   I need to tell you how I feel. 
  G               F          C                        G
I feel like some old engine,   that's lost my driving wheel.
                  F          C                        G
I feel like some old engine,   that's lost my driving wheel.

 
[Solo]
G  Am  F C  G     Am  F C  G


[Verse 3]

G                                  Am    F  C                 G
You can't say much in a phone call babe.      You know how it is.
                               Am     F  C                         G
I have to tell you one short thing.      Oh, won't you listen to this.


[Chorus 3]

C                   Bm        Am      G      
   I just called to tell you that I love you, baby. 
C            Bm                   Am    D
   I need to tell you,  Oh, how I feel. 
  G               F          C                        G
I feel like some old engine,   that's lost my driving wheel.
                  F          C                        G
I feel like some old engine,   that's lost my driving wheel.


[Outro]

G               F          C                        G
Feel like some old engine,   that's lost my driving wheel.
         F       C                        G
Some old engine,   that's lost my driving wheel.
                     F       C                        G
I feel like some old engine,   that's lost my driving wheel.