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EmNow bein' six years old
I'd Gseen some trains before,
so it's Ahard to figure out
what I'm Bat the depot Emfor.
EmTrains are big and black and smokin' steam,
Gscreamin' at the wheels,
Abigger than anything there is,
at least Bthat's the way she Emfeels
Trains are Bbig and black and smokin',
louder than July four,
but Aeverybody's actin' like
this Bmight be somethin' Emmore...
Em...than just pickin' up the mail
or the Gsoldiers from the war,
this is Asomethin' that even old man Wileman (?)
Bnever seen befEmore.
BRIDGE:
And it's F#mlate afternoon
on a hot Texas day,
somethin' strange is Agoin' on
and we's Ball in the Emway.
EmWell there's fifty or sixty people
they're juGst sittin' on their cars,
and the Aold men left their dominoes
and they Bcome down from the Embars.
EmEverybody's checkin',
old Jack GKittrel(?) checked his watch,
and us Akids put our ears
to the Brails to hear 'em Empop.
So Bwe already knowed
when they finally said 'train time'
you'd a-Athought that Jesus Christ himself
was Brollin' down the Emline.
EmCuz things got real quiet,
GMomma jerked me back,
Anot before I'd got the chance
to lay a Bnickel on the Emtrack.
CHORUS:
ELook out here she comes, she's comin',
ALook out there she goes, she's gone,
Bscreamin' straight through Texas
like a Amad dog cyEclone.
BBig, red, and silver,
she don't make no smoke,
she's a Afast-rollin' streamline
Bcome to show the Efolks.
ELook out here she comes, she's comin'
ALook out there she goes, she's gone,
Bscreamin' straight through Texas
like a Amad dog cyEclone.
Em...Lord, she never even stopped.
EmShe left fifty or sixty people
still Gsittin' on their cars,
and they're Awonderin' what it's comin' to
and Bhow it got this Emfar.
EmOh but me I got a nickel smashed
Gflatter than a dime
by a Amad dog, runaway
red-Bsilver streamlEmine...train
CHORUS:
CHORDS ONLY, BY VERSE:
Em  G  A  B  Em
Em  G  A  B  Em
V3:
B  A  B  Em
EmBridGge:A  B  Em  
F#mV5:A  B  Em  
Em  G  A  B  Em
EmV7:G  A  B  Em  
B  A  B  Em
EmCHORGUS:A  B  Em  
E  A  B  A  E
B  A  B  E
E  A  B  A  E
Em
Em  G  A  B  Em
Em  G  A  B  Em
CHORUS:
E  A  B  A  E
B  A  B  E
E  A  B  A  E

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Texas 19

by Guy Clark

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F#m

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Now bein' six years old

I'd seen some trains before,

so it's hard to figure out

B Em

what I'm at the depot for.

Trains are big and black and smokin' steam,

screamin' at the wheels,

bigger than anything there is,

B Em

at least that's the way she feels

Trains are big and black and smokin',

louder than July four,

but everybody's actin' like

B Em

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 (?)

B Em

never seen before.

BRIDGE:

F#m

And it's late afternoon

on a hot Texas day,

somethin' strange is goin' on

B Em

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

B Em

and they come down from the bars.

Everybody's checkin',

old Jack Kittrel(?) checked his watch,

and us kids put our ears

B Em

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

B Em

was rollin' down the line.

Cuz things got real quiet,

Momma jerked me back,

not before I'd got the chance

B Em

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

B 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

B Em

and how it got this far.

Oh but me I got a nickel smashed

flatter than a dime

by a mad dog, runaway

B Em

red-silver streamline...train

CHORUS:

CHORDS ONLY, BY VERSE:

Em G A B Em

V3:

B A B Em

Em G A B Em

Bridge:

F#m A B Em

V5:

Em G A B Em

V7:

B A B Em

Em G A B Em

CHORUS:

E A B A E

B A B E

E A B A E

Em G A B Em

CHORUS:

E A B A E

B A B E

E A B A E

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