Chords with lyrics
G7: 320001
G11: 320011
Verse 1:
G7G7 G11G11 D MajorD
I can strum a little, I can hold a chord
A minorAm C majorC G7G7
This ain't the gospel and I ain't the lord
G11G11 A minorAm
I'm no holy roller, but for what it's worth
A7A7 D MajorD Dsus4Dsus4
My freedom's a train ride to heaven on earth
Chorus:
D MajorD E minorEm
It's not just a train
D MajorD E minorEm
It's saying goodbye, saying hello
C majorC G7G7
To where we have been, where we might go
D MajorD E minorEm
It's what we have passed, what we might see
C majorC G7G7 D MajorD A minorAm C majorC
It's not just a train, it's freedom to me
Verse 2:
G7G7 G11G11 D MajorD
Kids flattening pennies as the iron horse rolls by
A minorAm C majorC
Between the trains I see an old man
G7G7
Face full of smiles
G11G11 A minorAm
Young woman crying as her lover leaves
A7A7 D MajorD Dsus4Dsus4
Gun on his shoulder and stripes on his sleeve
Chorus:
D MajorD E minorEm
It's not just a train
D MajorD E minorEm
It's saying goodbye, saying hello
C majorC G7G7
To where we have been, where we might go
D MajorD E minorEm
Places we've passed, places we'll see
C majorC G7G7 D MajorD A minorAm C majorC
It's not just a train, it's freedom to me
Verse 3:
G7G7 G11G11 D MajorD
Through a crack in the the slats a harvest moon shines
A minorAm C majorC G7G7
On Harper Lee's pages I turn to kill time
G7G7 G11G11 A minorAm
The car toads are waiting for me at the station
A7A7 D MajorD
To give the bum's rush to a frost-bitten bo
Chorus:
D MajorD E minorEm
It's not just a train
D MajorD E minorEm
It's saying goodbye, saying hello
C majorC G7G7
To where we have been, where we might go
D MajorD E minorEm
People we've passed, people we'll see
C majorC G7G7 D MajorD A minorAm C majorC G7G7 D MajorD A minorAm
It's not just a train, it's freedom to me... It's freedom to me...
C majorC G7G7 D MajorD A minorAm C majorC G7G7