The Train Song Chords

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Verse: Em Daddy took a bullet from a scab in West Virginia Am Mama took the family and she drove to Albuquerque Bbsus4 Bb My sister took a job, got sent to fight across the border A Am My brother keeps my mama, her grief took half her mind D E Em A So I send them home some money from the odd jobs that I have found Chorus: D Bm Em G A No one came knockin’ at my door with loving on their mind D Bm E A The only knocks I ever got were of the hurting kind A D E Bm So I keep on moving on down the line Bm A One foot ahead of trouble Em A Bm But trouble’s all this body ever finds Bm A One step forward, two steps back Abm G Trying to get across the railroad track Bm A One step forward, two steps back Abm G Trying to get across the railroad track Bm A E G And there’s a train a-comin’, there’s a train a-comin’ G Bm A E E7 There’s a train a-comin’, I want to ride

Verse: Em Am I’ve seen the eyes of prison guards staring at my body Am I’ve known the arms of strangers who left money on the table Bb I’ve stood for hours putting pears and apples into boxes A Am I’m afraid to see my mama, I may lose half my mind D Em A So I send them home some money from the odd jobs that I find Chorus: D Bm Em G A No one came knockin’ at my door with loving on their mind D B7 E7 A The only knocks I ever got were of the hurting kind A D E Bm So I keep on moving on down the line Bm A One foot ahead of trouble Em A Bm But trouble’s all this body ever finds Bm A One step forward, two steps back Abm Gmaj7 Trying to get across the railroad track Bm A One step forward, two steps back Abm Gmaj7 Trying to get across the railroad track Bm Asus4 E7 G And there’s a train a-comin’, there’s a train a-comin’ G Bm A E E7 There’s a train a-comin’, I want to ride Gmaj7 A Bm A E7 I gonna ride it Outro: (Repeat and fade) Bm Asus4 E7 G And there’s a train a-comin’, there’s a train a-comin’ G Bm A E E7 There’s a train a-comin’, I want to ride Gmaj7 A Bm A E7 I gonna ride it