Downbound Train

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Downbound train
Bruce Springsteen
Capo on third string
Intro x2:
Em G D D
e|-------------------------2h3-2-2h3-3-3-3-3-2-0-2------|
H|-------------------------3---3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3------|
G|-------------0-0--2-4-2--2---2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2------|
D|-2-2--2-0-2--0-0--0-0-0--0---0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0------|
A|-2-2--2-0-2--2-2--------------------------------------|
E|-0-0--0-0-0--3-3--------------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
Em G D D
I had a job, I had a girl I had something going mister in this world
Em G D D
I got laid off down at the lumber yard Our love went bad, times got hard
Cmaj7 D D Em
Now I work down at the carwash Where all it ever does is rain
C D Em D
Don't you feel like you're a rider on a downbound train
[Verse 2]
Em G D D
She just said "Joe I gotta go We had it once we ain't got it anymore"
Em G D D
She packed her bags left me behind She bought a ticket on the Central Line
Cmaj7 D D Em
Nights as I sleep, I hear that whistle whining I feel her kiss in the misty rain
C D Em D
And I feel like I'm a rider on a downbound train
[Bridge]
C D D Em C D Em D
| | | | | | | | |
[Verse 3]
Em G D D
Last night I heard your voice You’re crying, crying you were so alone
Em G D D
You said your love had never died You were waiting for me at home
Em G D
Put on my jacket, I ran through the woods I ran till I thought my chest
D Em C
would explode There in the clearing, beyond the highway
D Em
In the moonlight, our wedding house shone I rushed through the yard,
G D D
I burst through the front door My head pounding hard, up the stairs I climbed
Em G D D
The room was dark, our bed was empty Then I heard that long whistle whine
Cmaj7 G
And I dropped to my knees, hung my head and cried
C D
Now I swing a sledge hammer on a railroad gang
D Em
Knocking down them cross ties, working in the rain
C D Em D
Now don't it feel like you're a rider on a downbound train
Em G D D
(with intro)

Downbound Train chords and lyrics

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Downbound train
Bruce Springsteen
Capo on third string
Intro x2:
[Verse 1]
[Verse 2]
[Bridge]
| C | D | D | Em | C | D | Em | D |
[Verse 3]
Em    G    D    D      (with intro)

Downbound Train Chords by Bruce Springsteen

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