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ENow bein' six years old
I'd Gseen some trains before,
so it's Ahard to figure out
what I'm B7at the depot fEor.
ETrains are big and black and smokin' steam,
Gscreamin' at the wheels,
Abigger than anything there is,
at least B7that's the way she fEeels
Trains are B7big and black and smokin',
louder than July four,
but Aeverybody's actin' like
this B7might be somethin' mEore...
E...than just pickin' up the mail
or the Gsoldiers from the war,
this is Asomethin' that even old man Wileman (?)
B7never seen befoEre.
[Bridge]
And it's F#mlate afternoon
on a hot Texas day,
somethin' strange is Agoin' on
and we's B7all in the wEay.
EWell there's fifty or sixty people
they're juGst sittin' on their cars,
and the Aold men left their dominoes
and they B7come down from the bEars.
EEverybody's checkin',
old Jack GKittrel(?) checked his watch,
and us Akids put our ears
to the B7rails to hear 'em pEop.
So B7we already knowed
when they finally said 'train time'
you'd a-Athought that Jesus Christ himself
was B7rollin' down the lEine.
ECuz things got real quiet,
GMomma jerked me back,
Anot before I'd got the chance
to lay a B7nickel on the tErack.
[CHORUS]
ELook out here she comes, she's comin',
ALook out there she goes, she's gone,
B7screamin' straight through Texas
like a Amad dog cyEclone.
B7Big, red, and silver,
she don't make no smoke,
she's a Afast-rollin' streamline
B7come to show the fEolks.
ELook out here she comes, she's comin'
ALook out there she goes, she's gone,
B7screamin' straight through Texas
like a Amad dog cyEclone.
E...Lord, she never even stopped.
EShe left fifty or sixty people
still Gsittin' on their cars,
and they're Awonderin' what it's comin' to
and B7how it got this fEar.
EOh but me I got a nickel smashed
Gflatter than a dime
by a Amad dog, runaway
red-B7silver streamliEne...train
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Texas 1947

by Guy Clark

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F#m

Now bein' six years old

I'd seen some trains before,

so it's hard to figure out

B7 E

what I'm at the depot for.

Trains are big and black and smokin' steam,

screamin' at the wheels,

bigger than anything there is,

B7 E

at least that's the way she feels

Trains are big and black and smokin',

louder than July four,

but everybody's actin' like

B7 E

this might be somethin' more...

...than just pickin' up the mail

or the soldiers from the war,

this is somethin' that even old man Wileman (?)

B7 E

never seen before.

[Bridge]

F#m

And it's late afternoon

on a hot Texas day,

somethin' strange is goin' on

B7 E

and we's all in the way.

Well there's fifty or sixty people

they're just sittin' on their cars,

and the old men left their dominoes

B7 E

and they come down from the bars.

Everybody's checkin',

old Jack Kittrel(?) checked his watch,

and us kids put our ears

B7 E

to the rails to hear 'em pop.

So we already knowed

when they finally said 'train time'

you'd a-thought that Jesus Christ himself

B7 E

was rollin' down the line.

Cuz things got real quiet,

Momma jerked me back,

not before I'd got the chance

B7 E

to lay a nickel on the track.

[CHORUS]

Look out here she comes, she's comin',

Look out there she goes, she's gone,

screamin' straight through Texas

A E

like a mad dog cyclone.

Big, red, and silver,

she don't make no smoke,

she's a fast-rollin' streamline

B7 E

come to show the folks.

Look out here she comes, she's comin'

Look out there she goes, she's gone,

screamin' straight through Texas

A E

like a mad dog cyclone.

...Lord, she never even stopped.

She left fifty or sixty people

still sittin' on their cars,

and they're wonderin' what it's comin' to

B7 E

and how it got this far.

Oh but me I got a nickel smashed

flatter than a dime

by a mad dog, runaway

B7 E

red-silver streamline...train

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