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1688 Chords by Hayden Thompson

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

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)

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