1688 chords by Hayden Thompson
Guitar chords with lyrics
- Difficulty: Beginner 👶
Key: C General picking pattern for each chord: e |--------------------------------------1-----| B |------1---------------1-------------1---1---| G |----0---0-----------2---2---------2-------2-| D |--2-------2-------2-------2-----------------| A |3---------------0---------------------------| E |--------------------------------1-----------| C Am F Intro: C Am C Ooooooo C Am C Ooooooo C Am C Ooooooo C Am C Am Ooooooo
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Verse 1:
C Am C Am
There's a train that leaves from Chicago
C Am C Am
Yes, it leaves at eleven o'nine,
F C Am
Sixteen eighty-eight would buy me a ticket
C F C Am
I ain't got a dime,
C F C Am
no I ain't got a dime
Verse 2:
C Am C Am
I left home just a young man
C Am C Am
Seeking my fortune and fame
F C Am
Things all go bad, not a break have I had,
C F C Am
Oh, what a crying sha-ame,
C F C Am
Oh, what a crying shame
Verse 3:
C Am C Am
Now, I found me a job washing dishes
C Am C Am
Sixteen eighty-eight is my goal
F C Am
When I get my pay, I'll be on my way
C F C Am
But for now, it's pans, pots, and bowls, poor boy,
C F C Am
Now, it's pans, pots, and bowls
Verse 4:
C Am C Am
Now the wind blows cold in Chicago
C Am C Am
Soon, the snow will be flying, you see
F C F C Am
I hope that I can be back home in Tennessee
C F C Am
Back home in Tennessee
Verse 5:
C Am C Am
My home-folk will be glad to see me
C Am C Am
I can see the tear in mom's eye
F C Am
I can hear dad say, "Son, welcome home,
C F C Am
you've been gone too long, my boy,
C F C Am
you've been gone too long" (Oooo) Published:
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