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Long Black Train

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Capo 1
[Intro] 
A
[Verse 1]
AThere's a long black train, comin down the line,
Feeding off the souls that are F#lost and Acryin'
ARails of sin only evil remains,
Watch out brother for that lEong black trAain,
[Verse 2]
ALook to the heaven's you can look to the sky,
You can find redemption starin F#back into your Aeyes,
AThere is protection and there's peace the same,
Burn in your ticket for that lEong black trAain,
[Chorus]
ACause there's victory in the Lord I say,
Victory in the LEord,
F#Cling to the fAather and his Dholy Aname,
And F#don't go Aridin on that Elong black tArain,
[Verse 3]
AThere's an engineer on that long black train,
Makin you wonder if your F#ride is worth the Apain,
AHe's just a waitin on your heart to say,
Let me ride on that lEong black trAain
[Chorus]
ACause there's victory in the Lord I say,
Victory in the LEord,
F#Cling to the fAather and his Dholy Aname,
And F#don't go Aridin on that Elong black tArain,
[Instrumental]
(lead -  A-  F#-  A-  E- A)
[Verse 4]
AWell I can hear the whistle from a mile away,
It sounds so good but I F#must stay Aaway,
AThat train is a beauty makin everybody stare,
But its only destination is the miEddle of noAwhere,
[Chorus/Outro]
ACause there's victory in the Lord I say,
Victory in the LEord,
F#Cling to the fAather and his Dholy Aname,
And F#don't go Aridin on that Elong black tArain,
F#Cling to the fAather and his Dholy Aname,
And F#don't go Aridin on that Elong black tArain,
Yea wF#atch out Abrother for that Elong black Atrain,
That dF#evil's drAivin that Elong black Atrain,

All chords in this song (4)

The story behind the song

This song uses the image of a long, black funeral train as a metaphor for temptation, with its percussive rhythm evoking a steam locomotive. The lyrics tell a story of resisting the Devil's allure. The inspiration came to Josh Turner as a vision of a train running in the middle of nowhere, with people watching from the sidelines, grappling with the decision of whether to board. Playing this song channels the tension of choosing one's path when faced with powerful temptation.

AI-written from these sources:Long Black Train (song) — Wikipedia ↗Josh Turner — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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Long Black Train

by Josh Turner

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo 1

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

There's a long black train, comin down the line,

F# A

Feeding off the souls that are lost and cryin'

Rails of sin only evil remains,

E A

Watch out brother for that long black train,

[Verse 2]

Look to the heaven's you can look to the sky,

F# A

You can find redemption starin back into your eyes,

There is protection and there's peace the same,

E A

Burn in your ticket for that long black train,

[Chorus]

Cause there's victory in the Lord I say,

Victory in the Lord,

F# A D A

Cling to the father and his holy name,

F# A E A

And don't go ridin on that long black train,

[Verse 3]

There's an engineer on that long black train,

F# A

Makin you wonder if your ride is worth the pain,

He's just a waitin on your heart to say,

E A

Let me ride on that long black train

[Chorus]

Cause there's victory in the Lord I say,

Victory in the Lord,

F# A D A

Cling to the father and his holy name,

F# A E A

And don't go ridin on that long black train,

[Instrumental]

A F# A E A

(lead - - - - - )

[Verse 4]

Well I can hear the whistle from a mile away,

F# A

It sounds so good but I must stay away,

That train is a beauty makin everybody stare,

E A

But its only destination is the middle of nowhere,

[Chorus/Outro]

Cause there's victory in the Lord I say,

Victory in the Lord,

F# A D A

Cling to the father and his holy name,

F# A E A

And don't go ridin on that long black train,

F# A D A

Cling to the father and his holy name,

F# A E A

And don't go ridin on that long black train,

F# A E A

Yea watch out brother for that long black train,

F# A E A

That devil's drivin that long black train,

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