Verse 1: F C7 F Bb F All around the water tank waitin’ for a train Bb F Dm G7 C7 A thousand miles away from home sleepin’ in the rain F C7 F Bb F I walked up to the brakeman to give him a line of talk Bb F G7 C7 He says if you got the money I’ll see that you don’t walk F C7 F Bb F I haven’t got a nickel not a penny can I show Bb F Dm G7 C7 F Get off get off you railroad bum and he slammed the boxcar door F C7 F Yodel
Verse 2: F C7 F Bb F He put me off in Texas a state I dearly love Bb F Dm G7 C7 Wide open spaces all around me the moon and stars up above F C7 F Bb F Nobody seems to want me or lend me a helping hand Bb F G7 C7 I’m on my way from Frisco I’m goin’ to Dixieland F C7 F Bb F My pocket book is empty and my heart is full of pain Bb F Dm G7 C7 F I’m a thousand miles away from home just waitin’ for a train F C7 F Yodel