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Intro:
Gm | A# | C | Gm :
Gm | C | Gm | Gm :
Verse 1:
Gm A#
Saw a freight train yesterday
C Gm
It was chugging, plugging away
Gm D7
'Cross a river trestle so high
Gm A#
Just a boxcar blue
C Gm
Showing daylight clear through
Gm C Gm
Just an empty trainload of sky
Instrumental:
Gm | A# | C | Gm :
Gm | C | Gm | Gm :
Verse 2:
Gm A#
Well, it hit me and it hurt me
C Gm
Made my good humor desert me
Gm D7
For a moment I was tempted to fly
Gm A#
To the Devil or the Lord
C Gm
As it hung there like a sword
Gm C Gm
Just an empty trainload of sky
Bridge:
C A#
Was it spirit? Was it solid?
Gm
Did I ditch that class in college?
C A#
Pulled the curtain from my eye
Gm
I said hey hey, my my
Instrumental:
C | A# | Gm | Gm :
C | A# | Gm | Gm :
Gm | A# | C | Gm :
Gm | C | Gm | Gm :
Outro:
Gm A#
Saw a freight train yesterday
C Gm
It was chugging, plugging away
Gm C Gm
Just an empty trainload of sky
Gm C Gm
Just an empty trainload of sky
Gm C Gm C Gm
Just an empty trainload of sky
Song History
Published: September 9, 2024
Last Updated: September 10, 2025