Same Old Train chords by Merle Haggard

Chords with lyrics

Intro:
C majorC   FF C majorC FF C majorC

Verse 1:
   C majorC
Well I got on in Bristol, by the old Virgina line
    C majorC
With a suitcase full of dreams,
             FF
And a brand new spendin' dime

Verse 2:
    C majorC
I had a full bouquet of music, wrapped in pretty words
    C majorC
Singin' songs sent down from heaven,
    FF          C majorC
On the wings of a speckled bird
FF          C majorC
Wings of a speckled bird

Verse 3:
     C majorC
I heard a guitar and a fiddle, banjo and mandolin
  C majorC                        FF
An old man opened up the door and told me "come on in"

Verse 4:
      C majorC
He took my ticket, then he told me,
   C majorC
Bring what it is you do
       C majorC
'Cause that's how you'll be remembered
      FF         C majorC
When you're travelin' days are through
      FF         C majorC
When you're travelin' days are through

Chorus:
   FF            C majorC
They came from the hills and mountains,
  FF        C majorC
The valleys and the plains
FF         C majorC
Some were kind and gentle,
           FF
And some too wild to tame
 C majorC
A augmentedA string of fearless hearts, on an endless ball of twine
     C majorC
It's the same old train, it's
FF        C majorC
just a different time
FF        C majorC
Just a different time

Intro:
C majorC   FF C majorC FF C majorC

Verse 5:
C majorC
We sung songs in war, we sung songs in peace
                      FF
We traveled in abundance and we traveled on relief

Verse 6:
     C majorC
From the outer gates of heaven, to hell fire's burnin' door
     C majorC
It don't matter where you take it,
    FF        C majorC
'Cause it's been there before
FF        C majorC
It's been there before

Chorus:
   FF            C majorC
They came from the hills and mountains,
  FF        C majorC
The valleys and the plains
FF         C majorC
Some were kind and gentle,
           FF
And some too wild to tame
 C majorC
A augmentedA string of fearless hearts, on an endless ball of twine
     C majorC
It's the same old train, it's
FF        C majorC
just a different time
FF        C majorC
Just a different time

Intro:
C majorC   FF C majorC FF C majorC
D MajorD

Verse 7:
  D MajorD
Now like a precious treasure, that's immeasurable in worth
                         G+G
We stand before a new wave, proud children of the earth

Verse 8:
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We'll go on forever, and here's your solid proof
  D MajorD
As long as there's a world we've gotta
G+G          D MajorD
Sing Those folks the truth
G+G          D MajorD
Sing those folks the truth

Chorus:
   G+G         D MajorD
They came from the neon cities,
  G+G        D MajorD
The suburbs and the towns
   G+G       D MajorD
From Bakersfield to Baltimore,
         G+G
It's sacred holy ground
 D MajorD
A augmentedA string of fearless hearts, on an endless ball of twine
     D MajorD
It's the same old train, it's
G+G        D MajorD
just a different time
G+G        D MajorD
Just a different time
G+G        D MajorD
Just a different time
G+G        D MajorD
Just a different time

Solo:
C majorC   FF C majorC FF C majorC

Outro:
     D MajorD
It's the same old train, it's just a different time
        G+G        D MajorD