Uptown Train chords by Jeff Daniels

C                                                 C7
Standin’ on a platform, waitin’ on an uptown train

F                                           C
Standin’ on a platform, waitin’ on an uptown train

      G                           F        C
That train comes in, I’m a-gonna ride my blues away


C                                         C7
Man with a briefcase, givin’ me an evil eye

F                                      C
Man with a briefcase, givin’ me an evil eye

         G                         F                C
Go, on, Mister, chase that dollar till the day you die


C                                              C7
Strung out junkie just dyin’ for a little taste

F                                         C
Strung out junkie just dyin’ for a little taste

       G                        F               C
His clock is tickin’ and there ain’t no time to waste


C                                     C7
Po-liceman leanin’ up against the wall

F                                 C
Po-liceman leanin’ up against the wall

G                                   F         C
Well, you look away, you don’t see nothin’ at all


C                                                       C7
We’re all standin on a platform, waitin’ on an uptown train

F                                                      C
We’re all standin on a platform, waitin’ on an uptown train

G                                     F               C
When that train comes in, we’re gonna ride our blues away


C                                               C7
Little old lady, she got both hands on her purse

F                                         C
Little old lady, she got both hands on her purse

G                                 F                     C
Things are bad, and she’ll be damned if they’re gonna get worse


C                                             C7
Homeless Joe, he’s gotta big bag of soda cans

F                                         C
Homeless Joe, he’s gotta big bag of soda cans

G                             F            C
When he cashes in, he’s gonna be a wealthy man



C                                                             C7
There’s an old black man, he’s got a feather in his pork pie hat

F                                                             C
There’s an old black man, he’s got a feather in his pork pie hat

G                                       F             C
And the smile on his face says, Whaddya think about that?


C                                                 C7
Standin’ on a platform, waitin’ on an uptown train

F                                              C
Standin’ on a platform, waitin’ on an uptown train

G                                F               C
That train comes in, we’re gonna ride our blues away

G                                F               C
That train comes in, we’re gonna ride our blues away

G                                F               C
That train comes in, we’re gonna ride our blues away