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Long Black Train

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[Verse]
ABack when D7I was tAen Jim was D7my best Afriend
AWe'd go down D7to the AstaEtion and D7watch the Etrains come Ain
[Chorus]
The F#mlong black Atrain the F#mlong black Atrain
[Verse]
ASome day I D7told my Afriend we'll ride that D7train and Athen
AWe'll make a D7fortune Afor ourEselves and we'll D7ride it Ehome aAgain
[Chorus]
The F#mlong black Atrain the F#mlong black Atrain
[Verse]
AAs we grew D7older AJim grew wilder D7than the Awind
AHe robbed the D7bank in Aour homeEtown and they D7sent me Eafter Ahim
[Chorus]
On the F#mlong black Atrain the F#mlong black Atrain
[Verse]
AAnd so I D7caught my Afriend twelve men D7convicted Ahim
ANinety nine D7years is Awhat he Egot I'll bet it D7seems like a Ehundred to AJim
[Chorus]
He'll miss the F#mlong black Atrain the F#mlong black Atrain
The F#mlong black Atrain the F#mlong black Atrain

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Long Black Train

by Lee Hazlewood

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

[Verse]

A D7 A D7 A

Back when I was ten Jim was my best friend

A D7 A E D7 E A

We'd go down to the station and watch the trains come in

[Chorus]

F#m A F#m A

The long black train the long black train

[Verse]

A D7 A D7 A

Some day I told my friend we'll ride that train and then

A D7 A E D7 E A

We'll make a fortune for ourselves and we'll ride it home again

[Chorus]

F#m A F#m A

The long black train the long black train

[Verse]

A D7 A D7 A

As we grew older Jim grew wilder than the wind

A D7 A E D7 E A

He robbed the bank in our hometown and they sent me after him

[Chorus]

F#m A F#m A

On the long black train the long black train

[Verse]

A D7 A D7 A

And so I caught my friend twelve men convicted him

A D7 A E D7 E A

Ninety nine years is what he got I'll bet it seems like a hundred to Jim

[Chorus]

F#m A F#m A

He'll miss the long black train the long black train

F#m A F#m A

The long black train the long black train

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