Down There By The Train

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Down There by the Train
Tune down a half step (Eb-Ab-Db-Gb-Bb-Eb)
B7 E E/G# A B7 E Esus4 E
Verse 1:
E E/G# A E
There's a place I know, where the train goes slow
E E/G# A B7
Where the sinners can be washed, in the blood of the lamb
A E G#7 C#m
There's a river by the trestle, over by Sinners Grove
A E G#7 C#m
Down where the willow and the dogwood grow
Chorus:
A E B7
Down there by the train, down there by the train
E E/G# A
Down there by the train, down there by the train
E B7 E Esus4 E
Down there, where the train goes slow
Verse 2:
E E/G# A E
You can hear the whistle, you can hear the bell
E E/G# A B7
From the halls of heaven, to the gates of hell
A E G#7 C#m
And there's room for the forsaken, if you're there on time
A E G#7 C#m
You'll be washed of all your sins and all of your crimes
Chorus:
A E B7
Down there by the train, down there by the train
E E/G# A
Down there by the train, down there by the train
E B7 E Esus4 E
Down there, where the train goes slow
Verse 3:
E E/G# A E
There's a golden moon that shines up through the mist
E E/G# A B7
And I know that your name, Will be on that list
A E G#7 C#m
There's no eye for an eye, there’s no tooth for a tooth
A E G#7 C#m
I saw Judas Iscariot carrying John Wilkes Booth
Chorus:
A E B7
Down there by the train, down there by the train
E E/G# A
Down there by the train, down there by the train
E B7 E Esus4 E
Down there, where the train goes slow
Verse 4:
E E/G# A E
So if you live in darkness, And if you live in shame
E E/G# A B7
All of the passengers, will be treated the same
A E G#7 C#m
Oh, and old Humpty Jackson, And Gyp the Blood will sing
A E G#7 C#m
And Charlie Whitman is holding on to Dillinger’s wings
Chorus:
A E B7
They’re down there by the train, down there by the train
E E/G# A
Down there by the train, down there by the train
E B7 E Esus4 E
Down there, where the train goes slow
Verse 5:
E E/G# A E
If you've lost all your hope, if you've lost all your faith
E E/G# A B7
I know you will be careful, I know you will be safe
A E G#7 C#m
And all of the shameful, and all of the whores
A E G#7 C#m
And even the soldier who pierced the heart of the Lord
Chorus:
A E B7
Is down there by the train, down there by the train
E E/G# A
Down there by the train, down there by the train
E B7 E Esus4 E
Down there where the train goes slow
Verse 6:
E E/G# A E
Well I've never asked for forgiveness, I've never said a prayer
E E/G# A B7
Never given of myself, and I've never truly cared
A E G#7 C#m
And I've hurt the ones who loved me, and I'm still raising Cain
A E G#7 C#m
I've taken the low road, and if you have done the same
Chorus:
A E B7
Meet me down there by the train, down there by the train
E E/G# A
Down there by the train, down there by the train
E B7 E B7
Down there where the train goes slow
Final Chorus:
E B7
Down there by the train, down there by the train
E E/G# A
Down there by the train, down there by the train
E B7
Down there where the train goes…
A E Esus4 E
Down there where the train goes slow ooooooh…

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Down There by the Train
Tune down a half step (Eb-Ab-Db-Gb-Bb-Eb)
B7  E  E/G#  A  B7 E Esus4 E
Verse 1:
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Verse 2:
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Verse 3:
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Verse 4:
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Verse 5:
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Verse 6:
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