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The Great Pixley Train Robbery

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[Intro]
 G    D   F    C   C    G   Gx3
[Verse 1]
  G   DTo your hands I give you
  F   CAboard from Hawaii
  C   GThe ship they call Northern Lights
  G   DA fugitive,  F   Cone of three highway man
  C   GWho stopped the Pixley train at night
  G   DAbout 8 PM,  F   C22 February
  C   GWe force seven thousand in gold
  G   DTwo were killed in the melee
  F   CA fireman of the train
  C   GAnd a passenger from Modesto
  G    BmThe leader was an   Bm   Finsurance agent, tFhiAms I knowA  
  A    BmThe third man set for   Bm    Fremote islands FnAmear the equatorA  
[Verse 2]
  G   DWhen he found the ship
  F   CWould not put in there
  C   GThere's a reason to believe he set her on fire
  G   DWhen our bomb exploded
  F   CBuckshot unloaded
  C   GWe three made off in dire
  G   DTo the Right Honorable
  F   CAmerican council
  C   GTo the Hawaiian king
  G   DI swear before notary
  F   CTo make a clean breast
  C   GOf the whole thing
  G    BmIn hope of salvation
   Bm   FFor surely I'll be found FbeAmfore portA  
  A    BmBefore postal authorBmitiFes can act
  F    AmI surrender myself unto the rewAard
 G    D   F    C   C    G   Gx4
[Verse 3]
  G   DSince I was taken
  F   CFrom the Napa asylum
  C   GAnd put on a whaler for my own good
  G   DI told the captain
  F   CNot to let me ashore
  C   GExcept under guard
  G   DIf no faith is placed
  F   CIn this letter
  C   GYou're letting a brigand free
  G   DThe passenger coaches
  F   CWere not molested
  C   GViolence, I can't see

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The Great Pixley Train Robbery

by Cass McCombs

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

G D F C C G G

[Verse 1]

G D

To your hands I give you

F C

Aboard from Hawaii

C G

The ship they call Northern Lights

G D F C

A fugitive, one of three highway man

C G

Who stopped the Pixley train at night

G D F C

About 8 PM, 22 February

C G

We force seven thousand in gold

G D

Two were killed in the melee

F C

A fireman of the train

C G

And a passenger from Modesto

G Bm Bm F F Am A

The leader was an insurance agent, this I know

A Bm Bm F F Am A

The third man set for remote islands near the equator

[Verse 2]

G D

When he found the ship

F C

Would not put in there

C G

There's a reason to believe he set her on fire

G D

When our bomb exploded

F C

Buckshot unloaded

C G

We three made off in dire

G D

To the Right Honorable

F C

American council

C G

To the Hawaiian king

G D

I swear before notary

F C

To make a clean breast

C G

Of the whole thing

G Bm

In hope of salvation

Bm F F Am A

For surely I'll be found before port

A Bm Bm F

Before postal authorities can act

F Am A

I surrender myself unto the reward

G D F C C G G

[Verse 3]

G D

Since I was taken

F C

From the Napa asylum

C G

And put on a whaler for my own good

G D

I told the captain

F C

Not to let me ashore

C G

Except under guard

G D

If no faith is placed

F C

In this letter

C G

You're letting a brigand free

G D

The passenger coaches

F C

Were not molested

C G

Violence, I can't see

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