Down There By The Train
Tom WaitsVersion1
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There's a place I know, Where the train goes slow
Where the sinners can be washed, In the blood of the lamb
There's a river by the trestle, Over by Sinners Grove
Down where the willow and the dogwood grow
Down there by the train, Down there by the train
Down ther by the train, Down there by the train
Down there, Where the train goes slow
You can hear the whistle, You can hear the bell
From the halls of heaven, To the gates of hell
And there's room for the forsaken, If you're there on time
You'll be washed of all your sins and all of your crimes
If you're down there by the train, Down there by the train
Down there by the train, Down there by the train
Down there, Where the train, goes slow
There's a golden moon that shines up throught the mist
And I know that your name, Will be on that list
There's no eye for an eye, There's no tooth for a tooth
I saw Judas Iscariot carrying John Wilkes Booth
He was down there by the train, Down there by the train
Down there by the train, Down there by the train
He was down where the train goes slow
So if you live in darkness, And If you live in shame
All of the passengers, Will be treated the same
Oh, And old Humpty Jackson, And Gyp the Blood will sing
And Charlie Witten is holding on to Dillenger's wings
They're both down there by the train, Down there by the train
Down there by the train, Down there by the train
Down there where the train goes slow
If you've lost all your hope, If you've lost all your faith
I know you can be cared for, And I know you can be safe
And all of the shamefulls, And all of the whores
And even the soldier who pierced the side of the Lord
Is down there by the train, Down there by the train
Down there by the train, Down there by the train
Down there where the train goes slow
Well I've never asked for forgivness, I've never said a prayer
Never given of myself, And I've never truly cared
And I've hurt the ones who loved me, And I'm still raising Cain
I've taken the low road, And if you have done the same
Meet me down there by the train, Down there by the train
Down there by the train, Down there by the train
Down there where the train goes slow
Meet me down there by the train, Down there by the train
Down there by the train, Down there by the train
Down there where the train goes slow
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Readable chord sheet for Down There By The Train by Tom Waits
There's a pl[E]ace I k[E7]now, Where the tr[A]ain goes s[E]low Where the si[E]nners can be wa[E]shed, In the bl[A]ood of the l[B7]amb There's a ri[A]ver by the tre[E]stle, O[A]ver by Sinners Gr[A]ove D[E]own where the wi[E7]llow and the do[B7]gwood g[A]row [E] D[E]own there by the train, D[B7]own there by the train D[E]own ther by the train, D[A]own there by the train D[E]own there, Where the train g[B7]oes s[E]low You can h[A]ear the whi[E]stle, Y[A]ou can hear the b[E]ell From the h[E]alls of he[E7]aven, To the ga[A]tes of h[B7]ell And there's r[A]oom for the forsa[E]ken, If you're there on t[A]ime You'll be wa[E]shed of all your s[E7]ins and a[A]ll of your crimes If you're d[E]own there by the train, D[B7]own there by the train D[E]own there by the train, D[A]own there by the train D[E]own there, Where the train, g[B7]oes s[E]low Th[E]ere's a golden m[E7]oon that sh[A]ines up throught the m[E]ist And I k[E]now that your n[E]ame, Will be [A]on that l[B7]ist There's no e[A]ye for an e[E]ye, There's no to[A]oth for a t[A]ooth I saw Ju[E]das Iscariot carrying J[B7]ohn Wilkes Bo[A]oth He was d[E]own there by the train, D[B7]own there by the train D[E]own there by the train, D[A]own there by the train He was d[E]own where the train g[B7]oes s[E]low So [E]if you live in dar[E7]kness, And [A]If you live in sh[E]ame A[E]ll of the pas[E7]sengers, Will be tr[A]eated the s[B7]ame Oh, And o[A]ld Humpty Jac[E]kson, And G[A]yp the Blood will s[A]ing And Cha[E]rlie Witten is holding on to Di[B7]llenger's w[A]ings They're both d[E]own there by the train, D[B7]own there by the train D[E]own there by the train, D[A]own there by the train D[E]own there where the train g[B7]oes s[E]low If you've l[E]ost all your h[E7]ope, If you've l[A]ost all your fa[E]ith I k[E]now you can be c[E7]ared for, And I k[A]now you can be s[B7]afe And a[A]ll of the sh[E]amefulls, And a[A]ll of the wh[A]ores And e[E]ven the soldier who pierced the s[B7]ide of the L[A]ord Is d[E]own there by the train, D[B7]own there by the train D[E]own there by the train, D[A]own there by the train D[E]own there where the train g[B7]oes s[E]low Well I've never as[E]ked for forgivness, I've ne[A]ver said a pr[E]ayer Never gi[E]ven of my[E7]self, And I've ne[A]ver truly ca[B7]red And I've h[A]urt the ones who lo[E]ved me, And I[A]'m still raising C[A]ain I've ta[E]ken the low road, And if y[B7]ou have done the s[A]ame Meet me d[E]own there by the train, D[B7]own there by the train D[E]own there by the train, D[A]own there by the train D[E]own there where the train g[B7]oes s[A]low Meet me d[E]own there by the train, D[B7]own there by the train D[E]own there by the train, D[A]own there by the train D[E]own there where the train g[B7]oes s[A]low