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On The Evening Train Tab by Johnny Cash

On The Evening Train tab by Johnny Cash

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  • Difficulty: Intermediate 💪
Intro:

Lightly strum chords between notes
   C                 C                 F                 F
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|-0---------0-----|-------------0---|-----------------|-------------0---|
B|-1/3-3---1---1---|---------0---1---|-3---1-----------|---------1-------|
G|-----0---------0-|-----------------|-2-------2-------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----2-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-1/3-----3-------|-3---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

   G6                G7                C                 C
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|-----------------|-1---------------|-0---------------|-----------------|
B|-3---------------|-----3-----3-1---|-1---------------|---------1-------|
G|-0---------------|---------------2-|-----------------|-0---2-----2-0---|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

   C                 C                 F                 F       FM7
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|-3---------------|-------------0---|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-1---------------|-------------1---|-3---1-----------|-------------1---|
G|-----------------|-----------------|---------2-------|---------2-------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

   C                 Fadd9/C             C                 C
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|-----------------|-----------------|---0-------------|-----------------|
B|-1---------------|-1-----------1---|-1---1-----------|-----------------|
G|-0---------------|-2-------0h2-----|-0-----0---------|-----------------|
D|-2---------------|-3---------------|-2-------2-------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Verse 1: 0:28
C/E         C        C/E    F
I heard the laughter at the depot
       G                   C
But my tears fell like the rain
C               C          C          F
When I saw them place that long white casket
       F       C      F                 C
In the baggage coach     of the evening train

Verse 2: 0:57
C          C/E      C        F
The baby's eyes are red from weeping
     F/C    G     G/D              C
It's little heart is   filled with pain
   C        C             C      F
Oh Daddy he cried they're taking Mama
 F/C      C      F                C
Away from us       on the evening train

Solo 1: 1:26
   C                 C                 F                 F
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|-------------3-5-|-3---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|---------3h5-----|---------5/3-1---|-1---3-3/5-1-----|-----1---3-3/5---|
G|-----------------|---------------2-|-----------------|-2---------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

   G                 G                 C                 C
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|---------5-5-5---|-3-3-3-----------|-----3---5---3---|-5-3-0-----------|
B|-3-------5-5-5---|-3-3-3---1---3--3|/5---------------|-------3-1---1---|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------2-----|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

   C                 C                 F                 F
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|-------------3-5-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|---------3/5-----|-5\3-1---1-------|-1---1-----------|(1)-(1)-(1)-(1)--|
G|-----------------|-------2---------|-1h2-1h2---------|(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)--|
D|-----------------|-----------------|---------3-------|(3)-(3)-(3)-(3)--|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-------------3---|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

   C                 F                 C                 C
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|-----------------|---------1-------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|(1)--------------|----(1)----1-----|(1)-(1)-(1)-(1)--|-----------------|
G|(0)----------0---|----(2)------2---|(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)--|-----------------|
D|(2)----------2---|----(3)----------|(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)--|-----------------|
A|(3)------0---3---|-----------------|(3)-(3)-(3)-(3)--|-----------------|
E|-----3-----------|-1---------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Verse 3: 1:55
C/E            C         C        F
As I turned to walk away from the depot
   F/C      G ^       G       C
It seemed I heard her call my name
 C               C/E      C        F
“Take care of my baby and tell him darlin’
               C      FM7               C
That I’m going home      on the evening train”

Verse 4: 2:23
  C         C        C/E     F
I pray that God will give me courage
         G                C/G
To carry on 'til we meet again
     C/E     C          C       F
It's hard to know she's gone forever
C                    C/G     F              C
They're carrying her home   on the evening train


Solo 2: 2:52
   C                 C                 F                 F
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|-------------3-5-|/8---------------|-10p8----10b-----|10br-8-------8---|
B|---------3h5-----|-----------------|-----------------|---------10------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

   G                 G                 C                 C
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|10b--10----------|-8\7-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----10--8-------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-------------10--|-9---------------|-10p-9-----------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------10------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------10--|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|



   C                 C                 F                 F
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|-----------------|13-12------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|(1)-(1)-(1)-(1)--|-----13----------|-15b-r---13------|-15--13----------|
G|(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)--|---------12------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)--|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|(3)-(3)-(3)-(3)--|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


   C                 FM7               C                 C
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|-----------------|-0-0-------3-----|-0-0-----------0--|-----------------|
B|-----1-------1---|-1---1---1---1---|-1---3-1---1-3----|-----------------|
G|-0-----0---0-----|-2-----2-------0-|-0-------0--------|-----------------|
D|-2-------2-------|-3---------------|-2----------------|-----------------|
A|-3---------------|-----------------|-3----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|

Verse 5: 3:20
C/E         C           C       F
I pray that God
will give me courage
         G          G            C
To carry on
'til we meet again
     C        C              C       F
It's hard  to know
she's gone forever
                     C/G   FM7                C/G
They're carrying her home
on the evening train
        FM7          C/G   FM7                C/G
They're carrying her home
on the evening train


Outro: 3:55
  FM7     C/G      FM7     C/G      FM7     C/G      FM7     C/G*
e|0-0-----0-0-----|0-0-----0-0-----|0-0-----0-0-----|0-0-----0-------|
B|1---1---1---1---|1---1---1---1---|1---1---1---1---|1---1---1-------|
G|2-----2-0-----0-|2-----2-0-----0-|2-----2-0-----0-|2-----2-0-------|
D|3-------2-------|3-------2-------|3-------2-------|3-------2-------|
A|--------3-------|--------3-------|--------3-------|--------3-------|
E|--------3-------|--------3-------|--------3-------|--------3-------|



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| h    Hammer-on
| /    Slide up
| (n)  Ghost note
| \    Slide down
| p    Pull-off
| b    Bend
| br   Bend release
| r    Release

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