I Wish I Was A Train
Paul KellyVersion1
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When I was a little boy I used to lie in my bed and listen for the '9:09'
It never ran on Christmas or the day that Jesus died
but every other day it ran on time
It always made me lonesome but it brought me comfort
and what it did to me I can't explain
And as I wonder through this harsh and gentle world
Oh every now and then I wish I was a train
Roll on roll on into the dark night
Leavin' all my troubles behind
Carryin' my soul far far away Oh every now and then
I wish I was a train
I loaded trucks in Isa rode the dingo fences
cursed the ganger on the western line
Started throwin' punches in a bar at Charters Towers
They threw the book at me I did my time
Cause a train don't weep a train don't feel
heartache sadness and pain
And when I die just let my spirit ride
on the boxcar of an ever rollin' train
Harmonica End
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Readable chord sheet for I Wish I Was A Train by Paul Kelly
[C] When I was a little boy I used to lie in my bed and listen for the [G] '9:09' It [F] never ran on Christmas or the [C] day that Jesus died but every other day it [G] ran on [C] time It [C] always made me lonesome but it brought me comfort and what it did to me I can't [G] explain And [F] as I wonder through this [C] harsh and gentle world Oh every now and then I [G] wish I was a [C] train [F] Roll on roll on into the dark [C] night [F] Leavin' all my troubles [G] behind [F] Carryin' my soul [C] far far away Oh every now and then I [G] wish I was a [C] train [Harmonica Break] [C] I loaded trucks in Isa rode the dingo fences cursed the ganger on the western [G] line [F] Started throwin' punches in a [C] bar at Charters Towers They threw the book at me [G] I did my [C] time [Repeat Chorus] [F] Cause a train don't weep a [C] train don't feel [F] heartache [C] sadness and [G] pain And [F] when I die just [C] let my spirit ride on the boxcar of an [G] ever rollin' [C] train [Repeat Chorus] Harmonica End