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David Francey - St. John's Train
CAPO: 4th Fret
INTRO:    C   F     C   G     F    C   F     C   G     F   G  
CHORUS:
N.C.                     C          F  C  
Well, you can wait by the railroad track
Won't be no trains Gcoming down, Fnowhere
You can Cwait, but they Fwon't be Cback
Won't be no trains Gcoming down, FnowhereC  
Well, they Ftook apart that Cband of steel 
FDown in the wreckers Gyard 
And they Fleft me standing here Cdragging my heels 
FTimes get tough and times get Ghard
CHORUS:
Well, you can Cwait by the Frailroad Ctrack
Won't be no trains Gcoming down, Fnowhere
You can Cwait, but they Fwon't be Cback
Won't be no trains Gcoming down, FnowhereC  
And you Fwon't see the lights in the Cpassenger cars 
Or Fpictures in the window Gframes
And you Fwon't hear them shouting out, "CAll aboard!"
"Last Fcall for the St. John's Gtrain"
CHORUS:
Well, you can Cwait by the Frailroad Ctrack
Won't be no trains Gcoming down, Fnowhere
You can Cwait, but they Fwon't be Cback
Won't be no trains Gcoming down, Fnowhere
INSTRUMENTAL:   C    F     C    G    F    C     F    G     C   F     C   G     F    C   F     C   G  F  
And you won't hear a whistle on a CWinter's night 
FEchoing 'round that Ghill 
But Fall I know is I'd Cfeel alright 
If I Fheard them echoing (echoing, echoGing) still 
CHORUS:
You can Cwait by the Frailroad Ctrack
Won't be no trains Gcoming down, FnowhereC  F  
You can Cwait, but they Fwon't be Cback
Won't be no trains Gcoming down
CHORUS:
You can Cwait by the Frailroad Ctrack
Won't be no trains Gcoming down, FnowhereC  F  
You can Cwait, but they Fwon't be Cback
Won't be no trains coming down, nowhere

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St Johns Train

by David Francey

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

David Francey - St. John's Train

CAPO: 4th Fret

C F C G F C F C G F G

INTRO:

CHORUS:

C F C

N.C.

Well, you can wait by the railroad track

G F

Won't be no trains coming down, nowhere

C F C

You can wait, but they won't be back

G F C

Won't be no trains coming down, nowhere

F C

Well, they took apart that band of steel

F G

Down in the wreckers yard

F C

And they left me standing here dragging my heels

F G

Times get tough and times get hard

CHORUS:

C F C

Well, you can wait by the railroad track

G F

Won't be no trains coming down, nowhere

C F C

You can wait, but they won't be back

G F C

Won't be no trains coming down, nowhere

F C

And you won't see the lights in the passenger cars

F G

Or pictures in the window frames

F C

And you won't hear them shouting out, "All aboard!"

F G

"Last call for the St. John's train"

CHORUS:

C F C

Well, you can wait by the railroad track

G F

Won't be no trains coming down, nowhere

C F C

You can wait, but they won't be back

G F

Won't be no trains coming down, nowhere

C F C G F C F G C F C G F C F C G F

INSTRUMENTAL:

And you won't hear a whistle on a Winter's night

F G

Echoing 'round that hill

F C

But all I know is I'd feel alright

F G

If I heard them echoing (echoing, echoing) still

CHORUS:

C F C

You can wait by the railroad track

G F C F

Won't be no trains coming down, nowhere

C F C

You can wait, but they won't be back

Won't be no trains coming down

CHORUS:

C F C

You can wait by the railroad track

G F C F

Won't be no trains coming down, nowhere

C F C

You can wait, but they won't be back

Won't be no trains coming down, nowhere

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