Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Intro: |(D) |(D) |(D) |(D7) |(G) |(G) |(D) |(D) | |(G) |(G) |(D) |(D) |(D)(A)|(D) |(D) Verse: D D7 G D One night so dark and stormy, when I was all a- lone G D A D I thought I'd leave my troubles, and my only home D D7 G D My sweetheart she had left me, I hung my head and cried G D A D Waiting by the railroad, to catch a train and ride
D D7 G D I heard the train a comin?f, and as she passed me by G D A D I swung upon the boxcar, and waved my home good- bye D D7 G D I'm a weary traveler, I'm always on the go G D A D I ride that lonesome railroad train, to where I do not know Solo: |(D) |(D) |(D) |(D7) |(G) |(G) |(D) |(D) | |(G) |(G) |(D) |(D) |(D)(A)|(D) |(D) Verse: D D7 G D I'm growing feeble, my hair is like the snow G D A D I'm on my pathway leading on, I know that I must go D D7 G D And you will follow after, no one with you can be G D A D You'll cross the great di- vide of life, into e- terni- ty Tag: D D7 G D I'm a weary traveler, I'm always on the go G D A D I ride that lonesome railroad train, to where I do not know