Freight Train Chords

Capo 3rd fret

Standard (EADGBE)

 Intro.: Em x 8

 I Em just came down from Chippewa, had as C station wagon and a hundred dollars

  D Thinkin' about the girl I'd lost a Em year before

 I hadn't seen her for some time, thought C I might go on by

 When your D memory came floodin' in and you Em closed that door

(Chorus)

 Wish it was a Em freight train baby, wish it was a C diesel locomotive

 I'd come D whistlin' down your track Em crashin' in your door

 Wish it was a freight train baby, wish it didn't C have a heart

 You need a D shovel for the coal Em just to get me started

 Wish it was a freight train baby, wish it was a C freight train baby

 Wish it was a D freight train Em

 Well Em every time I talk to you I C hear your jealous lines

 I D feel like I've been left abandoned on Em some old railway side

 And every time I hear your voice my C water just gets cold

 My D stoker will not stoke and my Em boiler will not boil.

Repeat Chorus

 Inst.: | Em | Em | C | C | D | D | Em | Em |

Em Em C C D D Em Em Em Em

 Well Em every time I fell behind I C could not get ahead

 I D wish someone would pull the lever and Em give me a little sand

 And every time I slip behind C even further back

 I D wish some switch man would come out of the Em fog and change my track

Repeat Chorus

 Inst.: | Em | Em | C | C | D | D | Em | Em | x 4

Repeat Chorus

 Inst.: | Em | Em | C | C | D | D | Em | Em |