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Danville Girl chords by Ramblin' Jack Elliott, Derroll Adams

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Verse 1
(G major) I went (C major) (G major) down to the railroad yard,
(C major) watch that (G major) (C major) (G major) train come (D major) by,
Knew the train would roll (G major) that day,
but I did not know what time.
Verse 2
I did (G major) not know (C major) what time, boys, (G major)
did not know what (C major) time.
Knew the (G major) train would (D major) roll that day (G major) but
I (C major) did not know (G major) what time.
Verse 3
(G major)
Good morning Mister Railroad Man,
what (C major) time does your train (G major) roll by?
Nine- (C major) sixteen (G major) and two- forty- four,
(D major) twenty- five minutes 'til (G major) five.
Verse 4
At nine- (G major) sixteen, two- forty- four,
twenty- five (C major) minutes (G major) 'til five.
Thank (C major) you Mis (G major) ter Railroad Man,
I want to watch your train (D major) roll (G major) by.
Verse 5
Standing (G major) (D major) (G major) on the (C major) (G major) platform,
smoking a big cigar,
(C major) Waitin' for some old (G major) freight (D major)
train that (G major) carries an empty car.
Verse 6
I rode her down (G major) to Danville Town, got
stuck on a Danville girl,
Bet your (C major) life she was (G major) a pearl,
she wore that (D major) Danville curl.
Verse 7
She wore (G major) her hat on the back of her
head like (C major) high- tone (G major) people all do,
Very (C major) next train (G major) come down that track,
I bid (D major) that girl (G major) adieu.
Verse 8
I (G major) bid that (C major) girl adieu, (G major) poor boys,
(D major) (G major) I bid that girl adieu,
The very next train come down that (C major) (G major) track,
I bid that (C major) (G major) (D major) (G major) girl adieu.
Outro 1
(G major) (C major) (G major) (D major) (G major)
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