Chords with lyrics
Verse 1:
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All around the water tank waitin’ for a train
Bb majorBb FF DmDm G7G7 C7C7
A augmentedA thousand miles away from home sleepin’ in the rain
FF C7C7 FF Bb majorBb FF
I walked up to the brakeman to give him a line of talk
Bb majorBb FF G7G7 C7C7
He says if you got the money I’ll see that you don’t walk
FF C7C7 FF Bb majorBb FF
I haven’t got a nickel not a penny can I show
Bb majorBb FF DmDm G7G7 C7C7 FF
Get off get off you railroad bum and he slammed the boxcar door
FF C7C7 FF
Yodel
Verse 2:
FF C7C7 FF Bb majorBb FF
He put me off in Texas a state I dearly love
Bb majorBb FF DmDm G7G7 C7C7
Wide open spaces all around me the moon and stars up above
FF C7C7 FF Bb majorBb FF
Nobody seems to want me or lend me a helping hand
Bb majorBb FF G7G7 C7C7
I’m on my way from Frisco I’m goin’ to Dixieland
FF C7C7 FF Bb majorBb FF
My pocket book is empty and my heart is full of pain
Bb majorBb FF DmDm G7G7 C7C7 FF
I’m a thousand miles away from home just waitin’ for a train
FF C7C7 FF
Yodel