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Eilen Jewell - Dusty Boxcar Wall
Album: Letters From Sinners & Strangers
[Intro]
Am////////  G////////  F//// E7////  Am////////   (same throughout)
[Chorus]
  I'm Amgoing away my Gbaby, FI'm gonna E7leave you honey Amnow
  That Amtrain passed by when you lay Gsleeping
  I'm gonna Fwrite you a letter on a E7dusty box car Amwall
[Verse 1]
  the Amonly two things that a Ggambler needs Fare a suitcase E7and a Amtrunk
  the Amonly time that he is Gsatisfied Fis when he's E7on a Amdrunk
[Chorus]
  I'm Amgoing away my Gbaby, FI'm gonna E7leave you honey Amnow
  That Amtrain passed by when you lay Gsleeping
  I'm gonna Fwrite you a letter on a E7dusty box car Amwall
[Verse 2]
  I Amonce loved a boy in CincinGnati, I loFved a boy in suE7nny TennesAmsee
  A Amcity boy will fill your heart with Gsadness, but a Fcountry boy's as E7good as he can Ambe
[Chorus]
  I'm Amgoing away my Gbaby, FI'm gonna E7leave you honey Amnow
  That Amtrain passed by when you lay Gsleeping
  I'm gonna Fwrite you a letter on a E7dusty boxcar Amwall
  I'm gonna Fwrite you a letter on a E7dusty boxcar Amwall
  I'm gonna Fwrite you a letter on a E7dusty boxcar Amwall

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Dusty Boxcar Wall

by Eilen Jewell

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Eilen Jewell - Dusty Boxcar Wall

Album: Letters From Sinners & Strangers

[Intro]

Am G F E7 Am

//////// //////// //// //// //////// (same throughout)

[Chorus]

Am G F E7 Am

I'm going away my baby, I'm gonna leave you honey now

Am G

That train passed by when you lay sleeping

F E7 Am

I'm gonna write you a letter on a dusty box car wall

[Verse 1]

Am G F E7 Am

the only two things that a gambler needs are a suitcase and a trunk

Am G F E7 Am

the only time that he is satisfied is when he's on a drunk

[Chorus]

Am G F E7 Am

I'm going away my baby, I'm gonna leave you honey now

Am G

That train passed by when you lay sleeping

F E7 Am

I'm gonna write you a letter on a dusty box car wall

[Verse 2]

Am G F E7 Am

I once loved a boy in Cincinnati, I loved a boy in sunny Tennessee

Am G F E7 Am

A city boy will fill your heart with sadness, but a country boy's as good as he can be

[Chorus]

Am G F E7 Am

I'm going away my baby, I'm gonna leave you honey now

Am G

That train passed by when you lay sleeping

F E7 Am

I'm gonna write you a letter on a dusty boxcar wall

F E7 Am

I'm gonna write you a letter on a dusty boxcar wall

F E7 Am

I'm gonna write you a letter on a dusty boxcar wall

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