Standard tuning.
    Chorus riff:
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        "Frankfort Special's got a special way to go"

    Intro: E   (tacet)
    E
    Is this train the Frankfort Special
        E
    Now ain't this outfit something special
          A
    Well, we heard rumors from the bases
    E
    Frankfort girls got pretty faces

    B7              A
    Go, Special go. Blow whistle, blow
    E
    Frankfort Special's got a special way to go
    E
    Whao - oh - oh
    E
    Now when we get to our headquarters
    E
    We'll be good boys and follow orders
        A
    Now don't take girls from one another
    A
    No! No! No! No! No!
    E
    We'll treat a sailor like a brother

    B7              A
    Go, Special go. Blow whistle, blow
    E
    Frankfort Special's got a special way to go
    E
    Whao - oh - oh
    A
    Round wheels singin' on a long flat track
    B
    Boiler bustin' to blow its stack
    C#
    Towns and villages flyin' by
    D#
    Farewell frauleins, don't you cry
    D# (tacet)
    You'll soon get another G.I.

    E
    Come on, train, and get the lead out
          E
    Well, one more day we gotta sweat out
    A
    Frantic frauleins at the station
            E
    They're ready for a celebration

    B7              A
    Go, Special go. Blow whistle, blow
    E
    Frankfort Special's got a special way to go
    Solo:
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                                          "Go, Special go."
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                             "Blow whistle, blow"
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        "Frankfort Special's got a special way to go"

    E
    Come on, train, and get the lead out
          E
    Well, one more day we gotta sweat out
    A
    Frantic frauleins at the station
            E
    They're ready for a celebration

    B7              A
    Go, Special go. Blow whistle, blow
    E
    Frankfort Special's got a special way to go
    E
    Whao - oh - oh
    E
    Whao - oh
    E
    Whao - oh, whao - oh, whao - oh, whao - oh, whao - oh,
    E
    Whao - oh, whao - oh, whao - oh