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Waiting For A Train

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[Intro]
D  D#dim   A  F#7  D  E7  A  E7
AAll aroE7und the wAater tA7ank, waDiting D#dimfor a trAainA7  
DA thousand D#dimmiles awaAy from F#7home, sleB7eping in the E7rain
I walked up to the brakeman, to give him a line of talk
He said if you've got the money son, I'll see that you don't walk
But I haven't got a nickel, not a penny can I show...
DGet off D#dimget off you rAailroad F#7bum, he slB7ammed the E7boxcar dAoor.
He put me off in Texas, a state I dearly love
Wide open spaces all around me, and the moon and stars above
Nobody seems to want me, or lend me a helping hand
I'm on my way from 'Frisco, going back to Dixieland
My pocketbook is empty, and my heart is full of pain
I'm a thousand miles away from home just waitin' for a train
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Waiting For A Train

by Jimmie Rodgers

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D#dim

F#7

Chords in ( ) are optional

[Intro]

D D#dim A F#7 D E7 A E7

A E7 A A7 D D#dim A A7

All around the water tank, waiting for a train

D D#dim A F#7 B7 E7

A thousand miles away from home, sleeping in the rain

I walked up to the brakeman, to give him a line of talk

He said if you've got the money son, I'll see that you don't walk

But I haven't got a nickel, not a penny can I show...

D D#dim A F#7 B7 E7 A

Get off get off you railroad bum, he slammed the boxcar door.

He put me off in Texas, a state I dearly love

Wide open spaces all around me, and the moon and stars above

Nobody seems to want me, or lend me a helping hand

I'm on my way from 'Frisco, going back to Dixieland

My pocketbook is empty, and my heart is full of pain

I'm a thousand miles away from home just waitin' for a train

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