Freight Train
Alan JacksonVersion1
90
Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
Intro.: x 8
I just came down from Chippewa, had as station wagon and a hundred dollars
Thinkin' about the girl I'd lost a year before
I hadn't seen her for some time, thought I might go on by
When your memory came floodin' in and you closed that door
(Chorus)
Wish it was a freight train baby, wish it was a diesel locomotive
I'd come whistlin' down your track crashin' in your door
Wish it was a freight train baby, wish it didn't have a heart
You need a shovel for the coal just to get me started
Wish it was a freight train baby, wish it was a freight train baby
Wish it was a D freight train
Well every time I talk to you I hear your jealous lines
I feel like I've been left abandoned on some old railway side
And every time I hear your voice my water just gets cold
My stoker will not stoke and my boiler will not boil.
Repeat Chorus
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Well every time I fell behind I could not get ahead
I wish someone would pull the lever and give me a little sand
And every time I slip behind even further back
I wish some switch man would come out of the fog and change my track
Repeat Chorus
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Readable chord sheet for Freight Train by Alan Jackson
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] |