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Freight Train - Chas. McDevitt Skiffle Group
Featured Nancy Whiskey on vocal
Label: Oriole 
Composers: James, Williams
Based on the Elizabeth Cotton version.
Reached #5 in 1957 in the UK, and #40 in the US, one of the hits
in the UK skiffle boom - Washboard percussion, tea-chest broomstick bass
and banjo/guitar. First band for a lot of us oldies. 
Don't forget to whistle.
Intro:
C C6 C C6 C C6 C C6
C C6 C C6 C C6 C C6
Chorus:
CFreight train, freight train, G7goin so fast
G7Freight train, freight train, Cgoin so fast
  E7I don't know what Ftrain he's on
FWon't you Ctell me G7where he's Cgone
 E7OOOO OOO  OOOO OOOO FOOOOO OOO OOOO
FOOOO COOOO OOOO G7OOOO OOO COOOOOO
#1:
CDon't know where he's G7headin for
G7What he's done agCainst the law
 E7Got no future, Fgot no hope
FJust Cnothin G7but the Crope
 E7OOOO OOO  OOOO OOOO FOOOOO OOO OOOO
FOOOO COOOO OOOO G7OOOO OOO COOOOOO
Chorus:
CFreight train, freight train, G7goin so fast
G7Freight train, freight train, Cgoin so fast
  E7I don't know what Ftrain he's on
FWon't you Ctell me G7where he's Cgone
 E7OOOO OOO  OOOO OOOO FOOOOO OOO OOOO
FOOOO COOOO OOOO G7OOOO OOO COOOOOO
#2:
CHe lost his reason, G7lost his life
G7He killed his friend in Cmortal strife
 E7He must have moved Flike the rollin' skies
FJust a-Cwaitin G7til he Cdies
 E7OOOO OOO  OOOO OOOO FOOOOO OOO OOOO
FOOOO COOOO OOOO G7OOOO OOO COOOOOO
Chorus:
CFreight train, freight train, G7goin so fast
G7Freight train, freight train, Cgoin so fast
  E7I don't know what Ftrain he's on
FWon't you Ctell me G7where he's Cgone
 E7OOOO OOO  OOOO OOOO FOOOOO OOO OOOO
FOOOO COOOO OOOO G7OOOO OOO COOOOOO
#3:
CWhen he dies, just G7bury him please
G7Way down the end of old CChestnut Street
 E7Poplars at his Fhead and feet
FAnd tell tChem he's G7gone to Csleep
 E7OOOO OOO  OOOO OOOO FOOOOO OOO OOOO
FOOOO COOOO OOOO G7OOOO OOO COOOOOO
Chorus:
CFreight train, freight train, G7goin so fast
G7Freight train, freight train, Cgoin so fast
  E7I don't know what Ftrain he's on
FWon't you Ctell me G7where he's Cgone
 E7OOOO OOO  OOOO OOOO FOOOOO OOO OOOO
FOOOO COOOO OOOO G7OOOO OOO COOOOOO
 CreC6peat and fade 

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Freight Train

by Chas McDevitt Skiffle Group

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Freight Train - Chas. McDevitt Skiffle Group

Featured Nancy Whiskey on vocal

Label: Oriole

Composers: James, Williams

Based on the Elizabeth Cotton version.

Reached #5 in 1957 in the UK, and #40 in the US, one of the hits

in the UK skiffle boom - Washboard percussion, tea-chest broomstick bass

and banjo/guitar. First band for a lot of us oldies.

Don't forget to whistle.

Intro:

C C6 C C6 C C6 C C6

Chorus:

C G7

Freight train, freight train, goin so fast

G7 C

Freight train, freight train, goin so fast

E7 F

I don't know what train he's on

F C G7 C

Won't you tell me where he's gone

E7 F

OOOO OOO OOOO OOOO OOOOO OOO OOOO

F C G7 C

OOOO OOOO OOOO OOOO OOO OOOOOO

#1:

C G7

Don't know where he's headin for

G7 C

What he's done against the law

E7 F

Got no future, got no hope

F C G7 C

Just nothin but the rope

E7 F

OOOO OOO OOOO OOOO OOOOO OOO OOOO

F C G7 C

OOOO OOOO OOOO OOOO OOO OOOOOO

Chorus:

C G7

Freight train, freight train, goin so fast

G7 C

Freight train, freight train, goin so fast

E7 F

I don't know what train he's on

F C G7 C

Won't you tell me where he's gone

E7 F

OOOO OOO OOOO OOOO OOOOO OOO OOOO

F C G7 C

OOOO OOOO OOOO OOOO OOO OOOOOO

#2:

C G7

He lost his reason, lost his life

G7 C

He killed his friend in mortal strife

E7 F

He must have moved like the rollin' skies

F C G7 C

Just a-waitin til he dies

E7 F

OOOO OOO OOOO OOOO OOOOO OOO OOOO

F C G7 C

OOOO OOOO OOOO OOOO OOO OOOOOO

Chorus:

C G7

Freight train, freight train, goin so fast

G7 C

Freight train, freight train, goin so fast

E7 F

I don't know what train he's on

F C G7 C

Won't you tell me where he's gone

E7 F

OOOO OOO OOOO OOOO OOOOO OOO OOOO

F C G7 C

OOOO OOOO OOOO OOOO OOO OOOOOO

#3:

C G7

When he dies, just bury him please

G7 C

Way down the end of old Chestnut Street

E7 F

Poplars at his head and feet

F C G7 C

And tell them he's gone to sleep

E7 F

OOOO OOO OOOO OOOO OOOOO OOO OOOO

F C G7 C

OOOO OOOO OOOO OOOO OOO OOOOOO

Chorus:

C G7

Freight train, freight train, goin so fast

G7 C

Freight train, freight train, goin so fast

E7 F

I don't know what train he's on

F C G7 C

Won't you tell me where he's gone

E7 F

OOOO OOO OOOO OOOO OOOOO OOO OOOO

F C G7 C

OOOO OOOO OOOO OOOO OOO OOOOOO

C C6

repeat and fade

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