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Play A Train Song

Todd Snider
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Strum
D-DU-UDU
Smokin  long black Cadillac, engine’s  windin down
Parked  it up on the sidewalk like  he owned the whole damn town
 I'd hear him talkin  to some chick  through a thick  ghost of smoke
 Through a thicker  haze of southern comfort  and coke
 He'd say girl you’re  hotter than the hinges hangin  off the gates of hell
Don’t  be afraid to turn to me baby if  a he don't treat you well
 And by he  he meant me  so  I laughed and I shook his hand
He'd  laugh a little bit louder as he would yell  up at the band
Play  a train song, pour  me one more round
Make’em  leave my boots on on the day  they lay me down
 I am a runaway  locomotive out  of my one track mind
 
And  I’m lookin for any kind of trouble that I can find
I  got this old black leather jacket, got this pack  of Marlboro reds
 I got this stash  here in my pocket, got these thoughts  in my own head
 I got to run  until I’ve  got walk or until  I got to crawl
 At this moment  that I’m in right now and nothin  else at all
And  the television blizzard lights we looked  around his place
 We found him cold  there on the sofa a little smile  across his face
 And though I tried  with all my sadness somehow  I could never weep
 For a man  who looked to me like he died laughin  in his sleep
 Singin a train  song, drinkin  one last round
We  made’em leave his boots on on the day  they laid him down
 He was a runaway locomotive out  of his one track mind
Play  a train song
Play  a train song
Play  a train  song
 Submitted by mmszoo2002 on 10/13/11. These chords and lyrics are from a couple of his
 acoustic performances that I have seen. Have fun!

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Readable chord sheet for Play A Train Song by Todd Snider

[G] [D] [Em] [C]

[G]Smokin long black Cadillac, [D]engine’s windin down
[Em]Parked it up on the sidewalk li[C]ke he owned the whole damn town
I'd hear him [G]talkin to some [D]chick through a [G]thick ghost of [C]smoke
Through a [G]thicker haze of southern c[D]omfort and coke
He'd say girl you’re[G] hotter than the hinges ha[D]ngin off the gates of hell
[Em]Don’t be afraid to turn to me baby i[C]f a he don't treat you well
And by [G]he he meant [D]me s[G]o I laughed and I shook his h[C]and
[G]He'd laugh a little bit louder as he would [D]yell up at the band

[G]Play a train song, [D]pour me one more round
[Em]Make’em leave my boots on on the [C]day they lay me down
I am a [G]runaway l[D]ocomotive [G]out of my one track [C]mind
        [G]                      [D]                  [G]
[D]An[G]d I’m lookin for any kind of trouble that I can find

[G]I got this old black leather jacket, got this [D]pack of Marlboro reds
I got this s[Em]tash here in my pocket, got these th[C]oughts in my own head
I got to [G]run until I[D]’ve got walk or [G]until I got to [C]crawl
At this [G]moment that I’m in right now and [D]nothin else at [G]all

[G]And the television blizzard lights we [D]looked around his place
We found him [Em]cold there on the sofa a little [C]smile across his face
And though I [G]tried with all my [D]sadness [G]somehow I could never [C]weep
For a [G]man who looked to me like he died [D]laughin in his sleep

Singin a [G]train song, [D]drinkin one last round
[Em]We made’em leave his boots on on the [C]day they laid him down
He was a [G]runaway [D]locomotive [G]out of his one track [C]mind
[G]Play a train [C]song
[G]Play a train [C]song
[G]Play a train[D] s[G]ong

Submitted by mmszoo2002 on 10/13/11.  These chords and lyrics are from a couple of his
acoustic performances that I have seen. Have fun!

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