Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Intro:
G+G D7D7 D MajorD G+G
Verse 1:
G+G
The trains are gone, the trains are gone.
G+G
D MajorD
Spent like the coal they once rolled on
C majorC
The rails don't hum, the 'bos don't
G+G
bunk
D MajorD
No brake-men yodelin' those rail yard
G+G
songs
G+G D7D7 D MajorD G+G
Verse 2:
Granddad's ranch dried up fast
D MajorD G+G
Ol' Johnny Chisum, he's seen to that
C majorC G+G
He's seen to that, matter of fact
D MajorD
Just as sure as Billy-boy got slain by
G+G
Pat
G+G D7D7 D MajorD G+G
Verse 3:
I know I'm young, I know I'm young
D MajorD G+G
I've seen too few a settin' sun
C majorC G+G
But the more I run the changes come
D MajorD
Swift as a freight train, the kind
G+G
that's gone
Outro:
G+G
The trains are gone, the trains are gone
D MajorD Let Ring G+G
Spent like the coal they once rolled on