Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Refrain: A7 D D+ G Em7 Throw mama from the train a kiss, a kiss; G/B A7 A7+5 D A7 Wave mama from the train a goodbye. Bm Bm7/E Edim Em Throw mama from the train a kiss a kiss, Cdim A7 G Em7 A7 Edim D And don't cry, my baby, don't cry. Verse 1: A7 D6/9 A7 D6/9 Cdim Em7 Edim A7 How I miss that sweet lady with her old country touch, Em7 A7 Em7 A7 Em7 D6 DM7 D6/9 Miss her quaint broken English called Penn sylvania Dutch; A7 D9 D A7 D7 A7 G6 G7+ G6 Em7 I can still see her there at the station that day, Edim G/F# Edim D6/9 Cdim G/F# A7 D Calling out to her ba by as the train pulled away.
Refrain: A7 D D+ G Em7 Throw mama from the train a kiss, a kiss; G/B A7 A7+5 D A7 Dry mama all your tears, won't you try? Bm Bm7/E Edim Em Throw mama from the train a kiss, a kiss, Cdim A7 G/F# Em7 A7 Edim D And eat mama up all her pie. Verse 2: A7 D6/9 A7 D6/9 Can't believe that she's gone now, Cdim Em7 Edim A7 it's a lonely old town, Em7 A7 Em7 A7 Em7 D6 DM7 D6/9 Yet I know that her heavenly love keeps looking down; A7 D9 D A7 D7 A7 G6 G7+ G6 Em7 'Cause whenever I happen to be passing through, Edim G G/F# Edim D6 D9 Cdim G G/F# A7 D A7 I could swear she was there with the warmth I once knew. And I Refrain: A7 D D+ G Em7 Throw mama from the train a kiss, a kiss; G/B A7 A7+5 D A7 Wave mama from the train a goodbye Bm Bm7 Bm7/E Edim Em Throw mama from the train a kiss a kiss Cdim A7 G G/F# Em7 A7 Edim D And she throws one back from up high.