The Train Song chords by Holly Near

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