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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Intro:
C G Am F
C G Am F
Verse 1:
C G Am F
People expect you to fall, hit that same old wall
C G Am F
Really they don't wanna help at all
C G
They talk behind your back today
Am F
Shake their heads and say
C G Am F
Well, I always knew that the boy would come to no good anyway
Chorus:
C G
Better pack her up and go
Am F
Detroit or Buffalo
C G Am
Anybody wanna know where, you don't know
F
You don't know
C G Am F
God knows, everybody gotta go sometime
C G Am F
And I'm taking this train to the end of the line
C G Am F
Missing every mile that friend of mine
Verse 2:
C G
I haven't been too well myself
Am F
A lot of time on the shelf
C G Am F
Saying that I don't need help when I do
C G
But I'm gonna be just fine
Am F
A lot of friends, a little wine
C G Am F
But still I wish I could see you again sometime
But I...
Chorus:
C G
Better pack her up and go
Am F
Detroit or Buffalo
C G Am
Anybody wanna know where, you don't know
F
You don't know
C G Am F
God knows, everybody gotta go sometime
C G Am F
And I'm taking this train to the end of the line
C G Am F
Missing every mile that friend of mine
Verse 3:
C G
Hard to open up the door
Am F
Like you done so many times before
C G Am F
But sometimes you think you just can't do it anymore
C G
Take a chance and take a train
Am F
Out into the pouring rain
C G Am F
And all you got is your suitcase full of pain
Chorus:
C G
Better pack her up and go
Am F
Detroit or Buffalo
C G Am
Anybody wanna know where, you don't know
F
You don't know
C G Am F
God knows, everybody gotta go sometime
C G Am F
And I'm taking this train to the end of the line
C G Am F
Missing every mile that friend of mine
C G Am
Missing every mile that friend of mine
Song History
Last Updated: September 10, 2025