Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Intro: G D C G D G D C D G Verse 1: G D Just a small town southern boy in my Carolina home C G D I would watch the train as it rolled down the track G D Standing by the trestles in the morning all alone C D G How I'd count the days till it came rolling back
G D But now those days have come and gone and they've tore the stations down C G D And I miss the freedom that I felt inside G D Before my heart was ever broken and the trains still came around C D G How I'd like to climb on board and take a ride Chorus: Em D Just to climb inside a box car and go down an endless line C G D To outrun all the heartaches and the worries in my mind C G C To ramble town to town till my days on earth are done G D Em C Oh, where's a train when you need one? G D C Oh, where's a train when you need one? Mandolin Solo ad lib: G D C G D G D C D G Fiddle Solo ad lib: G D C G D G D C D G Verse 2: G D But now the years have made their change in this sleepy little town C G D And I'm left with hardly any peace of mind G D What I'd give to hear that whistle and to see that train again C D G And to let it carry me on down the line Chorus: Em D Just to climb inside a box car and go down an endless line C G D To outrun all the heartaches and the worries in my mind C G C To ramble town to town till my days on earth are done G D Em C Oh, where's a train when you need one? G D C Oh, where's a train when you need one? Banjo Solo ad lib: G D C G D G D C D G Chorus: Em D Just to climb inside a box car and go down an endless line C G D To outrun all the heartaches and the worries in my mind C G C To ramble town to town till my days on earth are done G D Em C Oh, where's a train when you need one? G D C Oh, where's a train when you need one? G D Em C Oh, where's a train when you need one? G D C G Oh, where's a train when you need one?
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