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Same Old Train by Merle Haggard

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Intro:
C     F C  F C

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

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

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

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

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

Intro:
C     F C  F C

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

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

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

Intro:
C     F  C  F  C
D

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

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

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

Solo:
C     F  C  F  C

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