Chords for Freight Train - Taj Mahal

Tempo:
100.95 bpm
Chords used:

G

Eb

Bb

Dm

Cm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Freight Train - Taj Mahal chords
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[Bb] [N]
[G] [Ebm] [Cm]
[Dm] [Ebm]
[Dm] [Ab]
[Eb] [Bb] [Eb]
This country has a great [Bb] history of railroads, you know, going from one place to another.
[Eb] Some of our country's [G] finest citizens lived across [Ab] the tracks.
It wasn't no big thing, but [Gm] the railroad [Eb] had a lot to do with it.
You probably wonder what I'm talking about right now.
I'm [Bb] talking about a lady named Elizabeth Cottonwood.
She wrote this song [Eb] a long time ago when she was a young girl.
[G] She's still playing guitar today, [Ab] and I'm going to sing a few lines for you.
[Eb] We love you, [Dm] Elizabeth.
Love you, Elizabeth.
Fred Train, [Bb] Fred Train, goes so fast.
Fred Train, [Eb] Fred Train, goes so fast.
[G] I don't know [Ab] what train I'm on.
[Eb] Won't you tell me where I'm [Bb] going.
[Eb] When I die, bury me deep.
Down at the [Eb] end of old Chestnut Street.
[G] Tell all the people [Ab] that I done gone.
[Eb] And where I'm gone, I just gone on.
[Ebm] [Dm]
[G] [Ebm]
[G]
[Bb] [Ab] [Eb] Yeah!
[Bb] [Eb]
[Bb]
[Eb] [G]
[Ab] [Eb]
[Bb]
[Eb] [G]
[Ab] [Eb]
[Bb] [D] [Eb]
[Bb]
[Eb] [G]
[Ab] [Eb]
[Bb] Fred Train, Fred Train, goes so fast.
Fred Train, [Eb] Fred Train, goes so fast.
[G] I don't know [Ab] what train I'm on.
[Eb] So won't you tell me where I'm gone.
[Ebm]
[Dm] [G] [Ebm]
[Dm] [Ebm]
[Dm] [B]
[D] [Dm] [C]
[G] [Cm]
[Dm] [Cm]
[G] I don't know what train [Cm] I'm on.
So won't you tell me where I'm gone.
[G] [Cm] [G] [Cm]
[G] [Cm]
[Dm]
[G] [Cm]
[G] [Cm]
[Dm]
[G] [C]
[G] [Cm]
[G] [Gm] [Cm]
[Dm] [C] [N]
Key:  
G
2131
Eb
12341116
Bb
12341111
Dm
2311
Cm
13421113
G
2131
Eb
12341116
Bb
12341111
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_ _ [Bb] _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [Ebm] _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ This country has a great [Bb] history of railroads, you know, going from one place to another.
_ _ [Eb] Some of our country's [G] finest citizens lived across [Ab] the tracks. _
It wasn't no big thing, but [Gm] the railroad [Eb] had a lot to do with it.
_ You probably wonder what I'm talking about right now.
I'm [Bb] talking about a lady named Elizabeth Cottonwood.
She wrote this song [Eb] a long time ago when she was a young girl.
[G] She's still playing guitar today, [Ab] and I'm going to sing a few lines for you.
[Eb] We love you, [Dm] Elizabeth.
Love you, Elizabeth. _
_ _ Fred Train, [Bb] Fred Train, goes so fast.
_ Fred Train, [Eb] Fred Train, goes so fast.
[G] I don't know [Ab] what train I'm on.
[Eb] Won't you tell me where I'm [Bb] going.
_ [Eb] _ When I die, bury me deep.
_ Down at the [Eb] end of old Chestnut Street.
[G] _ Tell all the people [Ab] that I done gone.
[Eb] And where I'm gone, I just gone on.
_ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
[G] _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] Yeah!
_ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
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_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [D] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ Fred Train, Fred Train, goes so fast.
Fred Train, [Eb] Fred Train, goes so fast.
[G] I don't know [Ab] what train I'm on.
[Eb] So won't you tell me where I'm gone.
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_ _ [Dm] _ [G] _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
[D] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ [G] I don't know what train [Cm] I'm on.
So won't you tell me where I'm gone.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
[G] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [N] _ _

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