Blue Railroad Train (Vanguard Version) Chords

Tempo:
87.2 bpm
Chords used:

E

A

B

D#

C#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Blue Railroad Train (Vanguard Version) chords
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[B] [D#] [E]
[A]
[E]
Blue railroad train, going down the railroad track
It [A] makes me feel so doggone blue to listen to [E] that old smokestack
Drivers are rolling on, leaving me here behind
[A] [E]
[A] Give me back them good old days and let me ramble [E] down the line
[C#] [E]
[A] [E]
Blue railroad train, leaving me here alone
[A] [E] [A]
Treating me good, treating me bad, making me [E] think of home
Hear that lonesome train, love to hear the whistle blow
[A] [E] She's [A] taking the sun and leaving the rain and making me [E] want to go
[A] [E]
I've got the blues, longing for her company
[A] It's many miles from where I am to the [E] only one for me
It's so lonesome here, waiting for the manifest
[A] [E] I [A] hope that engineer is kind enough [B] to let me [E] be his guest
[C#m]
[E] [A] [E]
Blue railroad train, a good old pal to me
[A] [E]
[A] Take me everywhere I want to go, get my [G#m] transportation [E] free
[A]
[E]
Key:  
E
2311
A
1231
B
12341112
D#
12341116
C#
12341114
E
2311
A
1231
B
12341112
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To learn Doc Watson - (Vanguard Version) Blue Railroad Train chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: E, A and E. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 43 BPM and then match the original tempo of 87 BPM. With an eye on the song's key E Major, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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[B] _ [D#] _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ Blue railroad train, going down the railroad track
It [A] makes me feel so doggone blue to listen to [E] that old smokestack
_ Drivers are rolling on, leaving me here behind
[A] _ [E] _
[A] Give me back them good old days and let me ramble [E] down the line _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#] _ _ [E] _
_ _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ Blue railroad train, leaving me here alone
[A] _ [E] _ [A]
Treating me good, treating me bad, making me [E] think of home
_ Hear that lonesome train, love to hear the whistle blow
[A] [E] She's [A] taking the sun and leaving the rain and making me [E] want to go _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ I've got the blues, longing for her company _ _
[A] It's many miles from where I am to the [E] only one for me
_ It's so lonesome here, waiting for the manifest _
[A] [E] I [A] hope that engineer is kind enough [B] to let me [E] be his guest _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ [E] _
_ _ _ Blue railroad train, a good old pal to me
[A] _ [E]
[A] Take me everywhere I want to go, get my [G#m] transportation [E] free _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _

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This song is part of Southbound album.

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