Mother Is On That Train Chords by Ernest Franklin

Tempo:
142.9 bpm
Chords used:

D

G

A

E

Dm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Ernest Franklin / Mother Is on That Train chords
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[D] [D] [G] To me this recording wouldn't be complete
I didn't dedicate something
in memory of my mother
the late
[G] Estella Franklin
[D] Why I know [Bm] [E]
[A] that mother is on that train
[G] [D]
[A]
[D] [Dm]
[D] That whistle blow
[Dm]
I heard the fireman ring the bell
And [A] I, I thought I [D] heard
the conductor holler
He [E] said all aboard
All aboard [A] and farewell
But oh, we're running
Down [G] to the station
And I [G] thought I
heard somebody call my name
But he said [D] son
you don't have to worry
[D] Because mother
[A] mother
stepped on that train
[G]
Oh, mother
stepped on that train
She bought a ticket
with heartaches and pains
Yeah, [G] mother
stepped on that train
She kept on [E] calling
calling on [A] Jesus' name
Yeah, [A]
before [D] my
before my mother died
She [G] said son
I've got to leave for a while
But oh, we'll meet again
Then [E] my mother
[A]
she stepped on that [D] train
[D] I think I'll say it one more time
[G]
stepped on that train
She [D] bought a ticket
with heartaches and pains
[G]
[G] Stepped on that train
She [E] kept on calling
She kept calling
calling on [A] Jesus' name
Before [D]
mother passed away
She [G] said son
we'll meet again
We'll meet again
We'll meet again one day
And then my mother
[D] my [Bm] sweet darling [E] mother
[A] [Dm] stepped on that train
[G] [D] My mind goes back to a few [G] days ago
[D] when I was one of nine children
[D]
[G] standing around the bedside
watching mother go [D] home
And I just didn't think I could make it without mama
[G] But it's surprising
what you can do
when you turn it over to the hands of the Lord
It seemed like I [Dm] heard a voice
from out of nowhere that said
[D] I'll never leave you alone
And I'm a witness today
that God has never left me alone
Oh [G] mother
stepped on that train
Oh mother
[D] stepped on that train
Oh my mother
[G]
Sometimes she thought it was all in vain
But [E] she kept on calling
Jesus' [A] name
Just before [D] my
Before mother passed away
[Dm] She said oh [G] we'll meet again
[G] I'll meet you again
We'll meet again one day
And [D] then mother
my sweet darling mother [A] She stepped
She stepped
She stepped on that train
[G] [D]
[G] [N]
[C#]
Key:  
D
1321
G
2131
A
1231
E
2311
Dm
2311
D
1321
G
2131
A
1231
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To learn Ernest Franklin - (Live) Mother Is On That Train chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: Dm, G, D, Dm, G, E, A, D and G. Adjust your pace with the tempo control on ChordU, starting slowly and speeding up progressively. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: D Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] To me this recording wouldn't be complete
_ _ _ I didn't dedicate something
_ in memory _ of my mother _ _ _ _
the late
_ [G] _ Estella Franklin _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ Why I know [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[A] that mother _ is on that train
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ That whistle blow
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I _ heard _ the _ _ fireman ring the bell _ _ _
_ _ And _ [A] I, I thought I [D] _ heard _ _
_ _ the conductor _ _ holler
_ _ _ _ He [E] said all aboard _ _ _
All aboard [A] and farewell _ _
But oh, we're running
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Down [G] _ to the station _ _
_ _ _ _ _ And I [G] thought I _ _ _ _ _
heard somebody call my name _ _
_ _ _ But he said [D] son _
you _ _ _ don't have to worry
_ _ _ [D] Because mother
_ _ _ _ [A] mother _
stepped on that train
_ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Oh, _ _ _ mother _ _
_ _ _ stepped on that train
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
She bought a ticket
with _ _ heartaches and pains
_ Yeah, _ _ [G] mother _ _ _ _
_ _ stepped on that train _
_ _ She kept on [E] calling _
_ _ calling on [A] Jesus' name
_ Yeah, _ _ [A] _ _
_ before [D] my _ _ _
before my mother died _ _ _
_ She [G] said son _ _ _
_ I've got to leave for a while _ _
_ But oh, we'll meet again _
Then _ [E] my mother
_ [A] _
she stepped on that [D] train _ _ _
_ [D] I think I'll say it one more time _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ stepped on that train _ _
_ _ She [D] bought a ticket _
with _ _ heartaches and pains _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ Stepped on that train
_ _ _ She [E] kept on calling
She kept calling
calling on [A] Jesus' name _ _ _
Before _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ mother passed away
She _ [G] said son _
_ we'll meet again
_ We'll meet again
_ We'll meet again _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
one day
_ And then my mother
[D] _ my [Bm] sweet darling [E] mother
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] stepped on that train
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ My mind goes back to a few [G] days ago _ _ _
_ [D] when I was one of nine children
[D] _
_ [G] standing around the bedside _ _ _
watching mother go [D] home _ _ _ _
_ And I just didn't think I could make it without mama
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ But it's surprising
_ what you can do _ _
when you turn it over to the hands of the Lord _ _ _
It seemed like I [Dm] heard a voice _ _ _
from out of nowhere _ that said
_ _ [D] I'll never leave you alone _
And I'm a witness today
_ that God has never left me alone
_ _ _ Oh [G] mother _ _ _ _ _
stepped on that train _ _ _
Oh _ _ mother
_ [D] stepped _ on that train _ _ _ _
_ Oh my mother
[G] _ _
_ Sometimes she thought it was all in vain
_ But [E] she kept on calling _
_ _ _ Jesus' [A] name _ _
Just _ _ _ _ before [D] my
_ _ _ Before mother passed away
[Dm] _ She said oh [G] we'll meet again
_ [G] I'll meet you again
_ We'll meet again one day
_ And [D] then mother _
_ my _ sweet darling mother _ [A] _ She stepped _ _
_ She stepped
She _ _ stepped _ _ _ _ on that train
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

The : Recorded Live at the Mt. Eagle Baptist Church, Chicago album includes this song.

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