Key: E major•
Intro 1
E
A
E
Verse 1
E
B
All around the
E
A
water tank
A
E
A thousand miles away from home
F#sus4
B
Waitin' for a train
Verse 2
E
B
I walked up to a brake- man
E
A
E
Just to give him a line of talk
A
E
He said if you've got money
F#sus4
B
I'll see that you don't walk.
Verse 3
E
B
Well I haven't got a nickel
E
A
E
Not a penny can I show
A
E
He said "Get off, you railroad bum"
F#sus4
B
And he slammed the boxcar door.
E
Verse 4
B
E
Well he put me off in Texas
A
E
A state I dearly love
Verse 5
F#
B
The moon and stars above
E
B
E
Nobody seems to want me
A
E
Or to lend a helping hand
Interlude 1
A
E
F#
B
E
A
E
A
E
F#sus4
B
E
A
E
A
E
F#sus4
B
E
B
E
A
Verse 6
E
A
E
F#
B
Heading back to Dixieland
E
B
E
My pocketbook is empty
A
E
My heart is full of pain
F#sus4
F#
B
Wait in' for a train.
Outro 1
B
E
B
E
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsE A B F#sus4 F#
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