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Play A Train Song – Todd Snider
[Intro]
G    D    Em    C
[Verse 1]
GSmokin' long black Cadillac, Dengine's windin' down
EmParked it up on the sidewalk like he Cowned the whole damn town
I'd hear him Gtalkin' to some Dchick through a Gthick ghost of Csmoke
Through a Gthicker haze of Southern CDomfort and Coke
He'd say girl you're Ghotter than the hinges hangin' Doff the gates of Hell
Don't be aEmfraid to turn to me baby, if Che don't treat you well
And by Ghe he meant Dme so I lGaughed and shook his Chand
He'd lGaugh a little bit louder as he would Dyell up at the band
[Chorus]
Play a tGrain song, Dpour me one more round
   EmMake 'em leave my boots on on the Cday they lay me down
I am a Grunaway lDocomotive Gout of my one track   Cmind
And I'm Glookin' for any kind of Dtrouble that I can GfiDndG  
[Verse 2]
I got this olGd black leather jacket, got this Dpack of Marlboro Reds
I got this sEmtash here in my pocket, got these thCoughts in my own head
The right to Grun until I've Dgotta walk or unGtil I've gotta Ccrawl
Got this Gmoment I'm in right now and Dnothin' else at Gall
[Chorus]
Play a tGrain song, Dpour me one more round
   EmMake 'em leave my boots on on the Cday they lay me down
I am a Grunaway lDocomotive Gout of my one track   Cmind
[Harmonica Solo]
G     D
Em    C
G  D  G  C
C
[Verse 3]
And the tGelevision blizzard lights we Dlooked around his place
We found him Emcold there on the sofa a little Csmile across his face
And though I Gtried with all my Dsadness somehow GI could never wCeep
For a Gman who looked to me like he died Dlaughin' in his sleep
[Chorus]
Singin' a tGrain song, dDrinkin' one last round
   EmWe made 'em leave his boots on on the dCay they laid him down
He was a Grunaway Dlocomotive Gout of his one track   Cmind
Play a tGrain Csong, play a tGrain Csong
Play a GtrainD  
[Outro]
G  C  G  C
G  D  G C G

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Play A Train Song

by Todd Snider

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Play A Train Song – Todd Snider

[Intro]

G D Em C

[Verse 1]

G D

Smokin' long black Cadillac, engine's windin' down

Em C

Parked it up on the sidewalk like he owned the whole damn town

G D G C

I'd hear him talkin' to some chick through a thick ghost of smoke

G D

Through a thicker haze of Southern Comfort and Coke

G D

He'd say girl you're hotter than the hinges hangin' off the gates of Hell

Em C

Don't be afraid to turn to me baby, if he don't treat you well

G D G C

And by he he meant me so I laughed and shook his hand

G D

He'd laugh a little bit louder as he would yell up at the band

[Chorus]

G D

Play a train song, pour me one more round

Em C

Make 'em leave my boots on on the day they lay me down

G D G C

I am a runaway locomotive out of my one track mind

G D G D G

And I'm lookin' for any kind of trouble that I can find

[Verse 2]

G D

I got this old black leather jacket, got this pack of Marlboro Reds

Em C

I got this stash here in my pocket, got these thoughts in my own head

G D G C

The right to run until I've gotta walk or until I've gotta crawl

G D G

Got this moment I'm in right now and nothin' else at all

[Chorus]

G D

Play a train song, pour me one more round

Em C

Make 'em leave my boots on on the day they lay me down

G D G C

I am a runaway locomotive out of my one track mind

[Harmonica Solo]

G D

Em C

G D G C

[Verse 3]

G D

And the television blizzard lights we looked around his place

Em C

We found him cold there on the sofa a little smile across his face

G D G C

And though I tried with all my sadness somehow I could never weep

G D

For a man who looked to me like he died laughin' in his sleep

[Chorus]

G D

Singin' a train song, drinkin' one last round

Em C

We made 'em leave his boots on on the day they laid him down

G D G C

He was a runaway locomotive out of his one track mind

G C G C

Play a train song, play a train song

G D

Play a train

[Outro]

G C G C

G D G C G

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