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Watching the Trains Go By chords by Perry Como

  • D

  • A

  • Em

  • Ebdim

  • Aaug

  • F#m

    2
  • G

  • F#

    2
  • E

  • B

    2
  • C#

    4
  • Eb

    6
  • Bm

    2
Verse 1
D
Woo, he's watchin' the choo choo,
A
Woo, he watchin' the train!
Verse 2
A
D
Watchin' the trains go by,
A
Em
watchin' the trains go by
A
Ebdim
A
Wish I had the ticket that I can't afford
Em
A
D
A
Hear that old conductor
Aaug
D
holler "All Aboard!"
F#m
D
Wonder how this world looks,
A
outside of picture books

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Verse 3
A
Rocky mountains,
rollin' plains an' desert skies
D
G
D
Passin' be fore my eyes
F#m
F#
F#m
When the whistle blows toot toot toot,
The engine goes chug chug
Em
And I hear that bell go
clang clang clang,
A
And my heart gives a tug tug tug
Verse 4
D
Watchin' the trains go by,
A
I'm just a small town guy
D
Wishin' I could hurry up
E
A
an' start to pack
D
F#m
Grab my gal and hop the train
B
an' not come back
E
C#
Instead of that I'm sitting by
D
B
the railroad track,
E
A
Watchin' the trains go by,
B
E
A
D
watchin' the trains go by!
Verse 5
D
There's a choo choo
comin' down the track,
I can almost see it's smoky stack
Eb
But it ain't no use, alas I lack
D
A
D
Guess I'll always be here,
G
A
watchin' the trains go by!
D
A
Oh! how I'd love to stop it! (
Watchin' the trains go by! )
How I'd love to hop it!
Em
Wish I had a ticket that I can't
A
D
afford ( Ho Ho Ho! )
A
D
Hear that old conductor holler "Yes,
All Aboard!"
G
D
( I often wonder how this world looks
. . . ) Like to see some traffic!
A
( outside of picture books . . . ) Outside
the National Geographic!
D
Em
Rocky mountains, rollin' plains an' deser
A
D
t skies ( Ho Ho Ho! )
Passin' before my eyes
F#m
When the whistle blows toot toot toot,
F#
F#m
B
The en gine goes chug chug chug chug
E
And I hear that bell go
clang clang clang,
Em
A
And my heart gives a tug tug tug
Verse 6
D
I'm watchin' the trains go by,
A
I'm just a small town guy
Ebdim
Wishin' I could hurry up
A
D
an' start to pack
A
Grab my gal and hop the train
F#m
B
an' not come back
Em
Instead of that I'm sitting
D
B
by the railroad track,
Em
A
Watchin' the trains go by,
D
Bm
Em
D
watchin' the trains go by!
Woo, I'm watchin' the trains go by .
G
D
. . Watchin' the trains go by . . .
Em
Woo, I'm watchin' the trains go .
A
D
. . Watchin' the trains go by . . .
Words and Music by Tot Seymour
And Al Goodhart
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