Chords for John D. Loudermilk: "Blue Train" Story & Song on the "Viva! NashVegas® Radio Show" 3/23/13
Tempo:
116.2 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
F
E
Ab
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
The number one record in the South Arab for 16 months.
16 months?
[N] Yeah, and it was, I had no idea because I put a focus on writing songs.
And I made an album for Victor and then they started calling me and so I went over there.
I took Bobby Dyson and Jimmy Isbell and we went over there.
Jimmy took his whole wardrobe for 16 weeks on a hanger, on a coat hanger.
All the way through Rome and all those places and got there with it intact.
But we spent six weeks over there.
Just wonderful tour here and tour there.
And the song, well let me tell you about the song.
While I was making the album, they said we need a note to song.
And so I said, let me run into the bathroom and see if I can't come up with something.
[E] Because I had used all my songs.
And so [G] I [Ab] went in there and so I did [Bb] [C]
a song called Blue Train.
And [N] I sang it, my baby left me on and riding the blue train away blah, blah, blah.
Well when I went over there nobody told me that they had a blue train.
See they're Dutch.
Afrikaans?
Yeah, Afrikaans.
And they're natives, were living in reservations like we make our Indians back then.
Before they do.
So they leave town at night and they can't read or they couldn't move.
So one would take the blue train that went north, the yellow train went west.
So they took me from the airport and they showed me.
There it is.
I had photographers and I got it.
They said just turn this big old wheel counterclockwise.
And I did and the thing took off.
It was a cold engine.
So that was Blue Train.
And you had already written it.
Not even knowing that they were thinking that I had written it about their.
And you know and honest to God I hate to tell you this but to this day I have not.
[E] Why spoil their fun man?
I wish they'd do that for us.
How do you start that thing again?
[Gb]
[C]
Why don't you do it now?
Blue light flashing down the railroad tracks.
[F] Blue smoke falling from the old smoke [G] stack.
Oh blue.
[C]
Don't leave me [G] behind.
[C] Blue steam flying from the blue choo choo.
[F] Wheels are winding along some blues.
[C] Oh blue train.
On [G] the hard way.
[C] Railroad line.
My baby left and she said bye bye.
[F] She ran off the old train.
[C] Oh blue train.
Don't leave [G] me behind.
[C] Let me ride until I lose.
[F] These heartsick and lonesome blues.
[C] Oh blue train.
[G] On the hard way.
[C] Railroad line.
Like you want to try it?
Mmm.
[F] Blue train.
[C]
Coming in.
Wait [Gm] a minute, wait a minute, wait a minute.
[C] You screwed this thing up.
[F] Every time you get more than one [E] person playing it you run a hell of a chance of screwing it up.
16 months?
[N] Yeah, and it was, I had no idea because I put a focus on writing songs.
And I made an album for Victor and then they started calling me and so I went over there.
I took Bobby Dyson and Jimmy Isbell and we went over there.
Jimmy took his whole wardrobe for 16 weeks on a hanger, on a coat hanger.
All the way through Rome and all those places and got there with it intact.
But we spent six weeks over there.
Just wonderful tour here and tour there.
And the song, well let me tell you about the song.
While I was making the album, they said we need a note to song.
And so I said, let me run into the bathroom and see if I can't come up with something.
[E] Because I had used all my songs.
And so [G] I [Ab] went in there and so I did [Bb] [C]
a song called Blue Train.
And [N] I sang it, my baby left me on and riding the blue train away blah, blah, blah.
Well when I went over there nobody told me that they had a blue train.
See they're Dutch.
Afrikaans?
Yeah, Afrikaans.
And they're natives, were living in reservations like we make our Indians back then.
Before they do.
So they leave town at night and they can't read or they couldn't move.
So one would take the blue train that went north, the yellow train went west.
So they took me from the airport and they showed me.
There it is.
I had photographers and I got it.
They said just turn this big old wheel counterclockwise.
And I did and the thing took off.
It was a cold engine.
So that was Blue Train.
And you had already written it.
Not even knowing that they were thinking that I had written it about their.
And you know and honest to God I hate to tell you this but to this day I have not.
[E] Why spoil their fun man?
I wish they'd do that for us.
How do you start that thing again?
[Gb]
[C]
Why don't you do it now?
Blue light flashing down the railroad tracks.
[F] Blue smoke falling from the old smoke [G] stack.
Oh blue.
[C]
Don't leave me [G] behind.
[C] Blue steam flying from the blue choo choo.
[F] Wheels are winding along some blues.
[C] Oh blue train.
On [G] the hard way.
[C] Railroad line.
My baby left and she said bye bye.
[F] She ran off the old train.
[C] Oh blue train.
Don't leave [G] me behind.
[C] Let me ride until I lose.
[F] These heartsick and lonesome blues.
[C] Oh blue train.
[G] On the hard way.
[C] Railroad line.
Like you want to try it?
Mmm.
[F] Blue train.
[C]
Coming in.
Wait [Gm] a minute, wait a minute, wait a minute.
[C] You screwed this thing up.
[F] Every time you get more than one [E] person playing it you run a hell of a chance of screwing it up.
Key:
C
G
F
E
Ab
C
G
F
The number one record in the South Arab for 16 months.
16 months?
[N] Yeah, and it was, I had no idea because I put a focus on writing songs.
And I made an album for Victor and then they started calling me and _ so I went over there.
I took Bobby Dyson and Jimmy Isbell and we went over there. _ _
Jimmy took his whole wardrobe for 16 weeks on a hanger, on a coat hanger.
All the way through Rome and all those places and got there with it intact.
But we spent six weeks over there.
Just wonderful tour here and tour there.
And the song, well let me tell you about the song.
_ _ _ While I was making the album, they said we need a note to song.
And so I said, let me run into the bathroom and see if I can't come up with something.
[E] Because I had used all my songs.
And so [G] _ I [Ab] went in there and _ _ so I did _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ a song called Blue Train.
And [N] I sang it, my baby left me on and riding the blue train away blah, blah, blah.
Well when I went over there nobody told me that they had a blue train. _
See they're Dutch.
_ _ _ Afrikaans?
Yeah, Afrikaans.
And they're natives, were living _ in _ _ reservations like we make our Indians back then.
Before they do.
So they leave town at night and they can't read or they couldn't move.
So one would take the blue train that went north, the yellow train went west. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ So they took me from the airport and they showed me.
There it is.
I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ had photographers and I got it.
They said just turn this big old wheel _ _ _ counterclockwise.
And I did and the thing took off.
It was a cold engine. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ So that was Blue Train.
And you had already written it.
Not even knowing that they were thinking that I had written it about their.
And you know and honest to God I hate to tell you this but to this day I have not. _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ Why spoil their fun man?
_ _ I wish they'd do that for us.
How do you start that thing again?
[Gb] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Why don't you do it now? _
_ Blue light flashing down the railroad tracks.
[F] Blue smoke falling from the old smoke [G] stack.
Oh blue.
[C] _ _ _ _ _
Don't leave me [G] behind. _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ Blue steam flying from the blue choo choo.
_ [F] Wheels are winding along some blues.
[C] Oh blue _ train.
_ On [G] the hard way. _
_ [C] Railroad line.
_ My _ _ _ baby left and she said bye bye.
[F] _ She ran off the old train.
[C] Oh blue train. _ _
Don't leave [G] me behind. _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ Let me ride until I lose.
_ [F] _ These heartsick and lonesome blues.
[C] Oh blue train. _
_ [G] On the hard way. _ _ _
_ [C] Railroad line.
Like you want to try it?
Mmm.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] Blue train.
_ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Coming in.
Wait [Gm] a minute, wait a minute, wait a minute.
[C] _ You screwed this thing up.
[F] _ _ Every time you get more than one [E] person playing it you run a hell of a chance of screwing it up. _
16 months?
[N] Yeah, and it was, I had no idea because I put a focus on writing songs.
And I made an album for Victor and then they started calling me and _ so I went over there.
I took Bobby Dyson and Jimmy Isbell and we went over there. _ _
Jimmy took his whole wardrobe for 16 weeks on a hanger, on a coat hanger.
All the way through Rome and all those places and got there with it intact.
But we spent six weeks over there.
Just wonderful tour here and tour there.
And the song, well let me tell you about the song.
_ _ _ While I was making the album, they said we need a note to song.
And so I said, let me run into the bathroom and see if I can't come up with something.
[E] Because I had used all my songs.
And so [G] _ I [Ab] went in there and _ _ so I did _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ a song called Blue Train.
And [N] I sang it, my baby left me on and riding the blue train away blah, blah, blah.
Well when I went over there nobody told me that they had a blue train. _
See they're Dutch.
_ _ _ Afrikaans?
Yeah, Afrikaans.
And they're natives, were living _ in _ _ reservations like we make our Indians back then.
Before they do.
So they leave town at night and they can't read or they couldn't move.
So one would take the blue train that went north, the yellow train went west. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ So they took me from the airport and they showed me.
There it is.
I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ had photographers and I got it.
They said just turn this big old wheel _ _ _ counterclockwise.
And I did and the thing took off.
It was a cold engine. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ So that was Blue Train.
And you had already written it.
Not even knowing that they were thinking that I had written it about their.
And you know and honest to God I hate to tell you this but to this day I have not. _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ Why spoil their fun man?
_ _ I wish they'd do that for us.
How do you start that thing again?
[Gb] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Why don't you do it now? _
_ Blue light flashing down the railroad tracks.
[F] Blue smoke falling from the old smoke [G] stack.
Oh blue.
[C] _ _ _ _ _
Don't leave me [G] behind. _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ Blue steam flying from the blue choo choo.
_ [F] Wheels are winding along some blues.
[C] Oh blue _ train.
_ On [G] the hard way. _
_ [C] Railroad line.
_ My _ _ _ baby left and she said bye bye.
[F] _ She ran off the old train.
[C] Oh blue train. _ _
Don't leave [G] me behind. _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ Let me ride until I lose.
_ [F] _ These heartsick and lonesome blues.
[C] Oh blue train. _
_ [G] On the hard way. _ _ _
_ [C] Railroad line.
Like you want to try it?
Mmm.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] Blue train.
_ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Coming in.
Wait [Gm] a minute, wait a minute, wait a minute.
[C] _ You screwed this thing up.
[F] _ _ Every time you get more than one [E] person playing it you run a hell of a chance of screwing it up. _