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Trains Make Me Lonesome

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Wirtten by Paul Overstreet, Thom Schuyler
From his 1992 album, "Holding My Own", MCA Records - Nashville
Capo 2
[Intro]
E
[Verse 1]
                           B7            E
I was five years old when daddy started packin'
        A                            E
And I stood there by my mama as she cried
         A
And the next thing that we knew,
          E                   C#m
Some old train came passin' through
     F#                         B7
And Daddy got on board, and we ain't seen him no more
[Chorus]
   E          B7             E
I wonder why trains make me lonesome
    A                             E
It happens everytime that engine moans some
            A
And when I hear that whistle blow
         E                 C#m
Oh, it makes my heart sink low
        F#         B7           A              E
And I wonder why trains make me lo - o - one - some
[Verse 2]
          E                       B7               E
It was a cold dark night when I drove her to the depot
            A                                     E
There were tears in my eyes, and a ticket in her hand
           A                                      E             C#m
And as we stood there by those tracks, I knew she wasn't comin' back
      F#                            B7
So I turned and walked away, but I still miss her today
[Chorus]
   E          B7             E
I wonder why trains make me lonesome
    A                             E
It happens everytime that engine moans some
            A
And when I hear that whistle blow
         E                 C#m
Oh, it makes my heart sink low
        F#         B7           A              E
And I wonder why trains make me lo - o - one - some
[Verse 3]
       C#m                               E
This office building looks like central station,
          C#m                           E
And those ink spots look engine number nine
          Am                                E            C#m
And this couch on which I lay, supposed to haul my blues away
          F#                              B7
That old pipe you keep tokin' is like an old cold enging smokin'
[Chorus]
   E          B7             E
I wonder why trains make me lonesome
    A                             E
It happens everytime that engine moans some
            A
And when I hear that whistle blow
         E                 C#m
Oh, it makes my heart sink low
        F#         B7            A              E
And I wonder why trains make me lo - o - one - some
[Outro]
          F#         B7             A              E
Oh yes I wonder why trains make me lo - o - one - some

Trains Make Me Lonesome chords and lyrics

Free chords for Trains Make Me Lonesome by George Strait. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

Wirtten by Paul Overstreet, Thom Schuyler
From his 1992 album, "Holding My Own", MCA Records - Nashville
Capo 2
[Intro]
E
[Verse 1]
[Chorus]
[Verse 2]
[Chorus]
[Verse 3]
[Chorus]
[Outro]

Trains Make Me Lonesome Chords by George Strait

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