Freight Train Chords

Capo 3rd fret

Standard (EADGBE)

Intro.: Em x 8

I Em just came down from Chippewa, had as C station wagon and a hundred dollars

D Thinkin' about the girl I'd lost a Em year before

I hadn't seen her for some time, thought C I might go on by

When your D memory came floodin' in and you Em closed that door

(Chorus)

Wish it was a Em freight train baby, wish it was a C diesel locomotive

I'd come D whistlin' down your track Em crashin' in your door

Wish it was a freight train baby, wish it didn't C have a heart

You need a D shovel for the coal Em just to get me started

Wish it was a freight train baby, wish it was a C freight train baby

Wish it was a D freight train Em

Well Em every time I talk to you I C hear your jealous lines

I D feel like I've been left abandoned on Em some old railway side

And every time I hear your voice my C water just gets cold

My D stoker will not stoke and my Em boiler will not boil.

Repeat Chorus

Inst.: | Em | Em | C | C | D | D | Em | Em |

Em Em C C D D Em Em Em Em

Well Em every time I fell behind I C could not get ahead

I D wish someone would pull the lever and Em give me a little sand

And every time I slip behind C even further back

I D wish some switch man would come out of the Em fog and change my track

Repeat Chorus

Inst.: | Em | Em | C | C | D | D | Em | Em | x 4

Repeat Chorus

Inst.: | Em | Em | C | C | D | D | Em | Em |