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Ive Got A Thing About Trains

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GTrain D7train Gtrain I've got a D7thing about Gtrains
I get a D7sad kind of Gfeelin' 
When G7I see a passenger Ctrain
In this fast movin' world that we Glive in 
A7Nobody rides 'em much these D7days
GMaybe I'm a D7little sentiGmental
Cause G7I know that things have to Cchange
But I'd still like to go for a Gtrain ride 
Cause I've got a D7thing about Gtrains
Train D7train Gtrain Cyou're fading from the Gscene
But Cyou've had your days of Gglory train D7train Gtrain
Train they say you're D7too slow for Gtravelin'
But G7I'm gonna miss you some Cday
When my little boy says Gdaddy 
A7What was it like to ride a D7train
GI'll just say it was a D7good way to Gtravel
When G7things didn't move quite so Cfast
And I'm sorry son that you can't Gride one
The trains are a D7thing of the Gpast
Train D7train Gtrain Cyou're fading from the Gscene
And CI'm gonna mourn your Gpassing train D7train Gtrain
I've got a D7thing about Gtrains

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The story behind the song

Johnny Cash, known for his deep voice and the distinctive, train-like rhythms of his backing band, the Tennessee Three, often explored themes of sorrow, moral tribulation, and redemption in his music. This song taps into his well-known connection to trains, a motif that was deeply embedded in his sound and stage presence. It embodies the spirit of a musician whose early life among poor cotton farmers and later career often invoked the imagery and feeling of American journeys and struggles. Playing this song connects you to the steady, driving pulse that defined much of his iconic work.

AI-written from these sources:Johnny Cash — Wikipedia ↗

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Ive Got A Thing About Trains

by Johnny Cash

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G D7 G D7 G

Train train train I've got a thing about trains

D7 G

I get a sad kind of feelin'

G7 C

When I see a passenger train

In this fast movin' world that we live in

A7 D7

Nobody rides 'em much these days

G D7 G

Maybe I'm a little sentimental

G7 C

Cause I know that things have to change

But I'd still like to go for a train ride

D7 G

Cause I've got a thing about trains

D7 G C G

Train train train you're fading from the scene

C G D7 G

But you've had your days of glory train train train

D7 G

Train they say you're too slow for travelin'

G7 C

But I'm gonna miss you some day

When my little boy says daddy

A7 D7

What was it like to ride a train

G D7 G

I'll just say it was a good way to travel

G7 C

When things didn't move quite so fast

And I'm sorry son that you can't ride one

D7 G

The trains are a thing of the past

D7 G C G

Train train train you're fading from the scene

C G D7 G

And I'm gonna mourn your passing train train train

D7 G

I've got a thing about trains

About Ive Got A Thing About Trains Chords by Johnny Cash

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