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Pan American

Hank Williams

Key of C · Chords: I IV V

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Verse 1

C                                         F
I have heard your stories about your fast trains
    G7                                                      C
But now I'll tell you about one all the southern folks have seen
                                                          F
She's the beauty of the southlands listen to that whistle scream
G7                                         C
It's that Pan American on her way to New Orleans

Verse 2

                                              F
She leaves Cincinnati heading down that Dixie line
         G7                                                    C
When she passes that Nashville tower you can hear that whistle whine
                                                            F
Stick your head right out the window and feel that southern breeze
       G7                                       C
You’re on that Pan American on her way to New Orleans

Verse 3

                                                     F
If you’re ever in the southlands and want to see the scenes
     G7                                         C
Just get yourself a ticket on that Pan American Queen
                                                         F
There's Louiville Nashville Montgomery the capital of Alabam
    G7                                                  C
You pass right through them all when you’re New Orleans bound

Verse 2

                                              F
She leaves Cincinnati heading down that Dixie line
         G7                                                    C
When she passes that Nashville tower you can hear that whistle whine
                                                            F
Stick your head right out the window and feel that southern breeze
       G7                                       C
You’re on that Pan American on her way to New Orleans