East Bound Train chords by Johnny Doe

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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The Eastbound
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train was crowded
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one cold December day.
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The conductor shouted tickets
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in his same old -fashioned way.
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A little girl in sadness,
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her hair was bright as gold.
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She said, I have no ticket,
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and then her story told.
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My father, he's in prison,
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he's almost blind, so they say.
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I'm going for his pardon
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on this cold December day.
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My mother's daily sewing,
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trying to earn our bread
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While poor old blind daddy
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is in prison, almost dead
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My mother and my sister
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would both be very glad
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If I could only bring back
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my poor old lonely dad
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The conductor could not answer
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or make the least reply
for taking his hand
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and brushing the teardrops
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from his eyes.
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He said, God bless you little one,
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just stay right where you are.
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Coz you'll not need a ticket
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As long as I'm on this course
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As long as I'm on this course