Southern Dixie Flyer chords by 
Marty Robbins 
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Key: E major•
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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At the station house one day
Was a lady old and gray
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I could tell her heart was
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feelin' sad and low
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With a teardrop in her eye
She was tryin' not to cry
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I determ ined then her story I would know
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Verse 2
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I ventured a word
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Then a sad, sad tale I heard
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Of a mother who had lost her only child
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Yes they've taken her away
These words I heard her say
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And they're trav ellin' on
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that Southern Dixie Fly er
Verse 3
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She was only sweet sixteen
And the only joy I've seen
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What God has given now
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he takes away
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She'll be taken home again
On that southbound railroad train
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To be laid there with her
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daddy in the grave
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Verse 4
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I've no money of my own
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I can't even take her home
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But I want to be there with
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my heart's de sire
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But then she could say no more
As the echo drifted o'er
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Was the whistle of that
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Southern Dixie Fly er
Verse 5
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As the train pulled out of sight
And the day became as night
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Was a scene to bring a tear to any eye
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Just a lady all alone
Not a thing to call her own
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But some memories from
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a better day gone by
Verse 6
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I knew right away
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There was nothin' I could say
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To soothe her heart
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Or dry those tear dimmed eyes
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So I turned to walk away
From the lady old and gray
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Whose heart was on that
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Southern Dixie Fly er
Verse 7
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I've no money of my own
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I can't even take her home
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But I want to be there with
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my heart's de sire
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But then she could say no more
As the echo drifted o'er
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Was the whistle of that
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Southern Dixie Flyer
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