I've Got a Thing About Trains chords by Bobby Bare

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Intro 1

Verse 1

I get a sad kind of feeling

When I see a passenger train

In this fast movin' world we live in

Nobody rides them much these days

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Verse 2

Oh, maybe I'm just sentimental

'Cause I know that things

have to change

But I still like to go for a train ride

'Cause I've got a thing about trains

Verse 3

Train, train, train,

you're out of place these days

But you've had your days of glory,

train, train, train

Verse 4
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Train, they say you're too
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slow for travelin'
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But I'm gonna miss you some day
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When my little boy says
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"Daddy, what was it like to ride a train?"

Verse 5

I'll say it was a good way to travel

When things didn't move quite so fast

And I'm sorry that you can't ride one

But trains are the thing of the past

Verse 6

Train, train, train,

you're fading from the scene

But I'm gonna mourn your passing,

train, train, train

Verse 7
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So if you're tired of people
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and buildings
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Weary of worry and strain
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Then you ought to go on a train ride
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And look out the window at things

Verse 8
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Go for a ride down to Memphis
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The night train is still right on time
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But I read in the papers this mornin'
Next week they're gonna
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take it off the line

Verse 9
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Train, train, train,
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blow your whistle proudly and loud
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As you roll to your place in history,
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train, train, train
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I've got a thing about trains