Chords with lyrics
C majorC G7G7 C majorC C7C7 FF F minorFm C majorC
All around the water tank waiting for a train
FF C majorC A minorAm D7D7 G7G7
A augmentedA thousand miles away from home sleeping in the rain
C majorC G7G7 C majorC C7C7 FF F minorFm C majorC
I walked up to a brakeman just to give him a line of talk
FF C majorC D7D7 G7G7
He said if you've got money I'll see that you don't walk
C majorC G7G7 C majorC C7C7 FF E7E7
Well I haven't got a nickel not a penny can I show
FF C majorC D7D7 G7G7 C majorC
He said get off you railroad bum and he slammed the boxcar door
G7G7 C majorC G7G7 C majorC C7C7 FF F minorFm C majorC
Well he put me off in Texas a place I dearly love
FF C majorC D7D7 G7G7
The wide open spaces all around me the moon and stars above
C majorC G7G7 C majorC C7C7 FF F minorFm C majorC
Nobody seems to want me nor to lend me a helping hand
FF C majorC D7D7 G7G7
I'm on my way from Frisco heading back to Dixie Land
C majorC G7G7 C majorC C7C7 FF E7E7
My pocketbook is empty my heart is willed with pain
FF C majorC D7D7 G7G7 C majorC