Midnight Train chords by The Washboard Union
Guitar chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Intro-Chorus: (+/- 00:30, ATTENTION, with a capella = No Chords)
A A D A
And I'll be riding that midnight train when it's leavin',
A A E E
I'll be going away to stay.
A A D A
I always wanted to know where that engine did go,
A E A A
gonna go where it goes today.
Verse 1:
A A D A
I have been all around my old home town,
A A E E
I've searched everywhere I know.
A A D A
But I can't find a trace of my girl in this place,
A E A A
so, there's nothing to do but go.
Chorus:
A A D A
And I'll be riding that midnight train when it's leavin',
A A E E
I'll be going away to stay.
A A D A
I always wanted to know where that engine did go,
A E A A
gonna go where it goes today.
Verse 2:
A A D A
Oh, she said she'd be true till the fighting was through,
A A E E
that she'd wait for me till the end.
A A D A
But as she's proven untrue and our sweet love is through,
A E A A
now I'm catching that train again.
Chorus:
A A D A
And I'll be riding that midnight train when it's leavin',
A A E E
I'll be going away to stay.
A A D A
I always wanted to know where that engine did go,
A E A A
gonna go where it goes today.
Interlude:
A | A | D | A |
A | A | E | E |
A | A | D | A |
A | E | A | A ||
Verse 3:
A A D A
When she hears that old song, will she know that she's wrong
A A E E
when I'm leaving my old hometown.
A A D A
She said that she'd wait just to be my sweet maid,
A E A A
laid my heart to the ground.
Chorus:
A A D A
And I'll be riding that midnight train when it's leavin',
A A E E
I'll be going away to stay.
A A D A
I always wanted to know where that engine did go,
A E A A
gonna go where it goes today.
Interlude:
A | A | D | A |
A | A | E | E |
A | A | D | A |
A | E | A | A ||
Verse 4:
A A D A
I've seen that old train pulling out in the rain,
A A E E
I've seen her with the stars up above.
A A D A
Like a hound on the trail, hell it carries the mail,
A E A A
to take me away from my love.
Chorus:
A A D A
And I'll be riding that midnight train when it's leavin',
A A E E
I'll be going away to stay.
A A D A
I always wanted to know where that engine did go,
A E A A
gonna go where it goes today.
End-Chorus:
A A D A
And I'll be riding that midnight train when it's leavin',
A A E E
I'll be going away to stay.
A A D A
I always wanted to know where that engine did go,
A E A A
gonna go where it goes today,
A E A E A
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