Chords with lyrics
[Intro]
G+G
[Chorus]
C majorC
The railroad comes through the middle of the house
G+G
The railroad comes through the middle of the house
C majorC
The trains all come through the middle of the house
D MajorD G+G
Since the company bought the land
[Verse]
C majorC
They let us live in the front of the house
G+G
They let us live in the back
C majorC
But there ain't no livin' in the middle of the house
D MajorD G+G
'Cause that's the railroad track
[Verse]
C majorC
When a bill collector comes to the house
G+G
He knocks and bangs on the door
C majorC
So we sit him right down in the middle of the house
D7D7 G+G
And he never comes back no more
[Chorus]
C majorC
The railroad comes through the middle of the house
G+G
The railroad comes through the middle of the house
C majorC
It comes and goes through the middle of the house
D MajorD G+G
And the trains are all on time
G+G
Here comes the five-o-nine
[Verse]
C majorC
The railroad comes through the middle of the house
G+G
In and out of the middle of the house
C majorC
Right smack dab through the middle of the house
D MajorD G+G
Where the parlor used to be
[Verse]
C majorC
There's a great big door in the front of the house
G+G
There's a little old door in the back
C majorC
But we can't have doors in the middle of the house
D MajorD G+G
'Cause that's the railroad track
[Verse]
C majorC
A augmentedA relative came to visit the house
G+G
He liked to scream and fuss
C majorC
So we sat him right down in the middle of the house
D7D7 G+G
And he never more bothered us
[Chorus]
C majorC
The railroad comes through the middle of the house
G+G
The railroad comes through the middle of the house
C majorC
It comes and goes through the middle of the house
D MajorD G+G