Crazy Train chords by
The Waifs (Official Version)

1996Folk3.8K views

Key: G majorDifficulty: Beginner

Intro 1
[Harmonica]
E E 
 
E E 
 
E E 
 
E E 
 
A7 A7 
 
A7 A7 
 
E E 
 
E E 
 
B B 
 
A7 A7 
 
E E 
 
E E 
 
B B 
 
A7 A7 
 
E E 
 
E E

Verse 1
E E 
 
Oh crazy train,
say rolling down that crazy old track
E7 E7 
 
A7 A7 
 
Oh, crazy train,
E E 
 
rolling down that crazy old track
B B 
 
Going to New Orleans
E E 
 
and I ain't coming back (To the train now)

Interlude 1

Verse 2
E E 
 
Oh, crazy train,
say, where do you my baby think I'm bound
(Where do you baby think that I'm bound)
E7 E7 
 
A7 A7 
 
Oh, crazy train,
E E 
 
where do you could think I'm bound
B B 
 
Bound for New Orleans
E E 
 
Play the blues in that blues town

Solo 1
(Play the blues now)
E E 
 
E E 
 
E E 
 
E E 
 
A7 A7 
 
A7 A7 
 
E E 
 
E E 
 
B B 
 
A7 A7 
 
E E 
 
E E 
 
B B 
 
A7 A7 
 
E E 
 
E E

Verse 3
E E 
 
Oh, crazy train,
steaming through that crazy old line, yeah
E7 E7 
 
A7 A7 
 
Oh, crazy train,
E E 
 
steaming through that crazy old line
B B 
 
Got on this morn'
E E 
 
and I'll be there in the morning light

Outro 1

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsE A7 B E7

Chords

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

E: 0-2-2-1-0-0
A7: x-0-2-0-2-0
B: x-2-4-4-4-x
E7: 0-2-0-1-0-0

Capo: No capo

Transpose: -3

-3

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

Most chord-change problems come from the strumming hand, not the fretting hand. The basic strumming course covers the patterns and timing that make any chord progression easier to play. Practice basic strumming

This is the definitive original version of Crazy Train by The Waifs, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of G major. It suits players who want to learn Crazy Train the way The Waifs intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

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