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Same Old Train

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[Intro]
C     F C  F C
[Verse 1]
Well CI got on in Bristol, by the old Virgina line
With a Csuitcase full of dreams,
And a brand new spendin' Fdime
[Verse 2]
I had a Cfull bouquet of music, wrapped in pretty words
Singin' Csongs sent down from heaven,
On the Fwings of a speckled Cbird
FWings of a speckled Cbird
[Verse 3]
I heard a Cguitar and a fiddle, banjo and mandolin
An Cold man opened up the door and told me "come on Fin"
[Verse 4]
He took my tCicket, then he told me,
Bring Cwhat it is you do
'Cause that's Chow you'll be remembered
When you're Ftravelin' days are Cthrough
When you're Ftravelin' days are Cthrough
[Chorus]
They Fcame from the hills and Cmountains,
The Fvalleys and the Cplains
FSome were kind and Cgentle,
And some too wild to Ftame
A Cstring of fearless hearts, on an endless ball of twine
It's the Csame old train, it's 
Fjust a different Ctime
FJust a different Ctime
[Intro]
C     F C  F C
[Verse 5]
CWe sung songs in war, we sung songs in peace
We traveled in abundance and we traveled on Frelief
[Verse 6]
From the Couter gates of heaven, to hell fire's burnin' door
It don't Cmatter where you take it,
'Cause Fit's been there Cbefore
FIt's been there Cbefore
[Chorus]
They Fcame from the hills and Cmountains,
The Fvalleys and the Cplains
FSome were kind and Cgentle,
And some too wild to Ftame
A Cstring of fearless hearts, on an endless ball of twine
It's the Csame old train, it's 
Fjust a different Ctime
FJust a different Ctime
[Intro]
C     F  C  F  C
D
[Verse 7]
Now Dlike a precious treasure, that's immeasurable in worth
We stand before a new wave, proud children of the Gearth
[Verse 8]
DWe'll go on forever, and here's your solid proof
As Dlong as there's a world we've gotta 
GSing Those folks the Dtruth
GSing those folks the Dtruth
[Chorus]
They Gcame from the neon Dcities,
The Gsuburbs and the Dtowns
From GBakersfield to DBaltimore,
It's sacred holy Gground
A Dstring of fearless hearts, on an endless ball of twine
It's the sDame old train, it's
Gjust a different Dtime
GJust a different Dtime
GJust a different Dtime
GJust a different Dtime
[Solo]
C     F  C  F  C
[Outro]
It's the Dsame old train, it's just a different time
Same old train, Gjust a different Dtime

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Same Old Train

by Marty Stuart

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

C F C F C

[Verse 1]

Well I got on in Bristol, by the old Virgina line

With a suitcase full of dreams,

And a brand new spendin' dime

[Verse 2]

I had a full bouquet of music, wrapped in pretty words

Singin' songs sent down from heaven,

F C

On the wings of a speckled bird

F C

Wings of a speckled bird

[Verse 3]

I heard a guitar and a fiddle, banjo and mandolin

C F

An old man opened up the door and told me "come on in"

[Verse 4]

He took my ticket, then he told me,

Bring what it is you do

'Cause that's how you'll be remembered

F C

When you're travelin' days are through

F C

When you're travelin' days are through

[Chorus]

F C

They came from the hills and mountains,

F C

The valleys and the plains

F C

Some were kind and gentle,

And some too wild to tame

A string of fearless hearts, on an endless ball of twine

It's the same old train, it's

F C

just a different time

F C

Just a different time

[Intro]

C F C F C

[Verse 5]

We sung songs in war, we sung songs in peace

We traveled in abundance and we traveled on relief

[Verse 6]

From the outer gates of heaven, to hell fire's burnin' door

It don't matter where you take it,

F C

'Cause it's been there before

F C

It's been there before

[Chorus]

F C

They came from the hills and mountains,

F C

The valleys and the plains

F C

Some were kind and gentle,

And some too wild to tame

A string of fearless hearts, on an endless ball of twine

It's the same old train, it's

F C

just a different time

F C

Just a different time

[Intro]

C F C F C

[Verse 7]

Now like a precious treasure, that's immeasurable in worth

We stand before a new wave, proud children of the earth

[Verse 8]

We'll go on forever, and here's your solid proof

As long as there's a world we've gotta

G D

Sing Those folks the truth

G D

Sing those folks the truth

[Chorus]

G D

They came from the neon cities,

G D

The suburbs and the towns

G D

From Bakersfield to Baltimore,

It's sacred holy ground

A string of fearless hearts, on an endless ball of twine

It's the same old train, it's

G D

just a different time

G D

Just a different time

G D

Just a different time

G D

Just a different time

[Solo]

C F C F C

[Outro]

It's the same old train, it's just a different time

G D

Same old train, just a different time

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