Chords for Elizabeth Cotten's "Freight Train"
Tempo:
81.875 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
C#
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A] Freight train, freight [E] train runs so fast
[A]
[C#] Please don't tell [A] what train I'm on
They won't know [E] where [A] I'm gone
When I'm [E] dead and in my grave
No more good [A] time ere I pray
[C#] Place the stone [D] on my head and [A] feet
Tell them all [E] that I've gone [A] to sleep
When I die, [E] Lord, bury me deep
Way down [A] on Old Chester Street
[C#] Then I can [A] hear old number nine
As she comes [E] rolling [A] by
Freight train, freight [E] train runs so fast
Freight train, freight [A] train runs so fast
[C#] Please don't tell [A] what train I'm on
They won't know where I'm gone
[A]
[C#] Please don't tell [A] what train I'm on
They won't know [E] where [A] I'm gone
When I'm [E] dead and in my grave
No more good [A] time ere I pray
[C#] Place the stone [D] on my head and [A] feet
Tell them all [E] that I've gone [A] to sleep
When I die, [E] Lord, bury me deep
Way down [A] on Old Chester Street
[C#] Then I can [A] hear old number nine
As she comes [E] rolling [A] by
Freight train, freight [E] train runs so fast
Freight train, freight [A] train runs so fast
[C#] Please don't tell [A] what train I'm on
They won't know where I'm gone
Key:
A
E
C#
D
A
E
C#
D
[A] Freight train, freight [E] train runs so fast
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [C#] Please don't tell [A] what train I'm on
They won't know [E] where [A] I'm gone _
_ _ When I'm [E] dead and in my grave
No more good [A] time ere I pray
[C#] _ Place the stone [D] on my head and [A] feet
Tell them all [E] that I've gone [A] to sleep
When _ _ I die, [E] Lord, bury me deep
_ Way down [A] on Old Chester Street
[C#] Then I can [A] hear old number nine
As she comes [E] rolling [A] by _
_ Freight train, freight [E] train runs so fast
_ Freight train, freight [A] train runs so fast
[C#] Please don't tell [A] what train I'm on
They won't know where I'm gone _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [C#] Please don't tell [A] what train I'm on
They won't know [E] where [A] I'm gone _
_ _ When I'm [E] dead and in my grave
No more good [A] time ere I pray
[C#] _ Place the stone [D] on my head and [A] feet
Tell them all [E] that I've gone [A] to sleep
When _ _ I die, [E] Lord, bury me deep
_ Way down [A] on Old Chester Street
[C#] Then I can [A] hear old number nine
As she comes [E] rolling [A] by _
_ Freight train, freight [E] train runs so fast
_ Freight train, freight [A] train runs so fast
[C#] Please don't tell [A] what train I'm on
They won't know where I'm gone _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _