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Freight Train

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Freight Train chords
Open or capo * to suit your voice
CFreight train, freight train, G7goin' so fast,
Gfreight train, freight train, Cgoin' so fast
E7Please don't tell what Ftrain I'm on,
so they Cwon't know G7where I'm Cgone.
CFreight train, freight train, G7goin' round the bend,
Gfreight train, freight train, Ccomin' back again
E7One of these days turn that Ftrain around,
and go Cback to G7my home Ctown.
COne more place G7I'd like to be,
Gone more place CI'd like to see
To E7watch them old Blue Ridge FMountains climb,
when I Cride old G7Number CNine.
CWhen I die Lord, G7bury me deep,
Gdown at the end of CChestnut Street
E7Where I can hear old FNumber Nine,
as Cshe comes G7down the Cline.
CFreight train, freight train, G7goin' so fast,
Gfreight train, freight train, Cgoin' so fast
E7Please don't tell what Ftrain I'm on,
so they Cwon't know G7where I'm Cgone.
Capo III
  C= A  
 G7= E7  
  G= E  
 E7= C#7  
  F= D  
Capo V
  C= G  
 G7= D7  
  G= D  
 E7= B7  
  F= C  
Open (These chords are not in the original key)
  C= D  
 G7= A7  
  G= A  
 E7= F#7  
  F= G  

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A minor

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Freight Train

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Freight Train

by Elizabeth Cotten

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#7

F#7

Freight Train chords

Open or capo * to suit your voice

C G7

Freight train, freight train, goin' so fast,

G C

freight train, freight train, goin' so fast

E7 F

Please don't tell what train I'm on,

C G7 C

so they won't know where I'm gone.

C G7

Freight train, freight train, goin' round the bend,

G C

freight train, freight train, comin' back again

E7 F

One of these days turn that train around,

C G7 C

and go back to my home town.

C G7

One more place I'd like to be,

G C

one more place I'd like to see

E7 F

To watch them old Blue Ridge Mountains climb,

C G7 C

when I ride old Number Nine.

C G7

When I die Lord, bury me deep,

G C

down at the end of Chestnut Street

E7 F

Where I can hear old Number Nine,

C G7 C

as she comes down the line.

C G7

Freight train, freight train, goin' so fast,

G C

freight train, freight train, goin' so fast

E7 F

Please don't tell what train I'm on,

C G7 C

so they won't know where I'm gone.

Capo III

C A

G7 E7

G E

E7 C#7

F D

Capo V

C G

G7 D7

G D

E7 B7

F C

Open (These chords are not in the original key)

C D

G7 A7

G A

E7 F#7

F G

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