E A E B E B E A E A B7 E


[Chorus]
E                               A        E
On the Grand Canyon Line I was ridin', ridin' along!
                                              B7
On the Grand Canyon Line I was singin' those songs
E                       A
On the Grand Canyon Line I was ridin' along
E         A         B7                         E
Couldn't go back to Texas, I know I done wrong


[Verse 1]
E                              A7         E
I passed the state bank and no money I had
E                                   B7
Wasn't that I really meant to be bad
E7                             A      A7     E
I robbed the state bank with a tremblin' hand
E         A              B7                             E
With the pistol and the money, through the big door I ran


[Chorus]
E                               A        E
On the Grand Canyon Line I was ridin', ridin' along!
                                              B7
On the Grand Canyon Line I was singin' those songs
E                       A
On the Grand Canyon Line I was ridin' along
E         A         B7                         E
Couldn't go back to Texas, I know I done wrong


[Verse 2]
E                       A       E
Sitin' all alone in a boxcar's four walls
E                                       B7
Just cause of a break in the rich man's laws
E                                    A          E7
I thought about my sweetheart and I started to cry
A           B7                         E
When I get caught by my neck I will die


[Bridge]
E7                        A7              E7
The boxcar did open and a posse walked in
E7                                                           B7
The sheriff said, "Now, grab him, boys, I think that's him!"
E                                 A           E7
They took me to a jailhouse and now I must die
A7            B7                   E
Five hours to live, how the time flies


[Chorus]
E                               A        E
On the Grand Canyon Line I was ridin', ridin' along!
                                              B7
On the Grand Canyon Line I was singin' those songs
E                       A
On the Grand Canyon Line I was ridin' along
E         A         B7                         E
Couldn't go back to Texas, I know I done wrong