Chords for Roots of Blues -- Bukka White „ Special Steamline"
Tempo:
116.6 bpm
Chords used:
C#
F#
C#m
G#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C#] I had that very special stream line leaving out of Memphis, Tennessee going into New Orleans.
They're running so fast the hobos don't fool with this train.
They stand on the track with their hat in their hands.
I had a friend girl that morning was catching that train.
She got up singing this song.
Hey [F#] Dad, I'm sorry [C#] to leave my [F#] home.
[C#] Long, long, long, long.
She heard that 830 local blowing that morning.
She hadn't really trained in a good while.
She thought about that special stream line.
She heard that 830 local when she was coming to the line, they cleared up for that stream line blowing like this.
She said, Daddy, that's my train.
I said, I [F#] ain't keeping up with the train time.
[C#] I'm trying to make a few dimes.
She dropped her head and went to singing and crying.
It's alright how you turn me down.
I ain't gotta die.
After she called for a ticket, she heard this special stream line going 36 miles from Memphis, Tennessee.
Make it lonesome now, [F#] cause I'm a hobo [C#] myself sometimes.
A man asked her what that train was.
She told him she didn't know it.
She could hear the bell, she could tell him all about it.
Then she dropped over that hill and dropped off in the valley.
She heard the bell begin to tone like this.
Make it sound like a truck bell tone.
Before she got to that 10 mile turn, she blew.
She didn't throw it on air brakes.
Air brakes.
When she got to that 10 mile turn, she was getting close.
She was tipping close to the automatic switch, getting the water and coal on the fly.
[C#m] She could hear it when she was striking that double [C#] iron like this.
When she run across the last one, she scrawled in.
[G#] [C#]
This girl looked out and seen that train, she come in and sang and crying.
Hey, Dad, I don't want to live.
I believe I'll lose my mind.
When that train got to Little Footsie, got to New Orleans, she went around the curb.
You could hear her when she was blowing like this.
[C#m]
[C#]
She was always standing at the station down there to see that train come in.
You could hear her when she scrawled.
[F#] Boy, that was wild,
They're running so fast the hobos don't fool with this train.
They stand on the track with their hat in their hands.
I had a friend girl that morning was catching that train.
She got up singing this song.
Hey [F#] Dad, I'm sorry [C#] to leave my [F#] home.
[C#] Long, long, long, long.
She heard that 830 local blowing that morning.
She hadn't really trained in a good while.
She thought about that special stream line.
She heard that 830 local when she was coming to the line, they cleared up for that stream line blowing like this.
She said, Daddy, that's my train.
I said, I [F#] ain't keeping up with the train time.
[C#] I'm trying to make a few dimes.
She dropped her head and went to singing and crying.
It's alright how you turn me down.
I ain't gotta die.
After she called for a ticket, she heard this special stream line going 36 miles from Memphis, Tennessee.
Make it lonesome now, [F#] cause I'm a hobo [C#] myself sometimes.
A man asked her what that train was.
She told him she didn't know it.
She could hear the bell, she could tell him all about it.
Then she dropped over that hill and dropped off in the valley.
She heard the bell begin to tone like this.
Make it sound like a truck bell tone.
Before she got to that 10 mile turn, she blew.
She didn't throw it on air brakes.
Air brakes.
When she got to that 10 mile turn, she was getting close.
She was tipping close to the automatic switch, getting the water and coal on the fly.
[C#m] She could hear it when she was striking that double [C#] iron like this.
When she run across the last one, she scrawled in.
[G#] [C#]
This girl looked out and seen that train, she come in and sang and crying.
Hey, Dad, I don't want to live.
I believe I'll lose my mind.
When that train got to Little Footsie, got to New Orleans, she went around the curb.
You could hear her when she was blowing like this.
[C#m]
[C#]
She was always standing at the station down there to see that train come in.
You could hear her when she scrawled.
[F#] Boy, that was wild,
Key:
C#
F#
C#m
G#
C#
F#
C#m
G#
[C#] _ _ _ I had that very special stream line leaving out of Memphis, Tennessee going into New Orleans.
They're running so fast the hobos don't fool with this train.
They stand on the track with their hat in their hands.
I had a friend girl that morning was catching that train.
She got up singing this song. _
_ _ _ Hey [F#] Dad, I'm sorry [C#] to leave my [F#] home.
_ [C#] _ Long, _ long, long, long.
_ _ _ She heard that 830 local blowing that morning.
She hadn't really trained in a good while.
She thought about that special stream line.
She heard that 830 local when she was coming to the line, they cleared up for that stream line blowing like this. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ She said, Daddy, that's my train.
I said, I [F#] ain't keeping up with the train time.
[C#] I'm trying to make a few dimes.
She dropped her head and went to singing and crying. _ _ _ _
It's alright how you turn me down. _ _ _
I ain't gotta die. _ _
After she called for a ticket, she heard this special stream line going 36 miles from Memphis, Tennessee.
Make it lonesome now, [F#] cause I'm a hobo [C#] myself sometimes. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ A man asked her what that train was.
She told him she didn't know it.
She could hear the bell, she could tell him all about it.
Then she dropped over that hill and dropped off in the valley.
She heard the bell begin to tone like this.
_ Make it sound like a truck bell tone. _ _ _ _ _
_ Before she got to that 10 mile turn, she blew.
She didn't throw it on air brakes. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Air brakes. _ _ _
_ _ When she got to that 10 mile turn, she was getting close.
She was tipping close to the automatic switch, getting the water and coal on the fly.
[C#m] She could hear it when she was striking that double [C#] iron like this.
When _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ she run across the last one, she scrawled in. _
[G#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _
_ _ This girl looked out and seen that train, she come in and sang and crying.
_ Hey, _ Dad, I don't want to live.
_ _ I believe I'll lose my mind.
_ _ When that train got to Little Footsie, got to New Orleans, she went around the curb.
You could hear her when she was blowing like this.
[C#m] _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ She was always standing at the station down there to see that train come in.
You could hear her when she scrawled. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ Boy, that was wild,
They're running so fast the hobos don't fool with this train.
They stand on the track with their hat in their hands.
I had a friend girl that morning was catching that train.
She got up singing this song. _
_ _ _ Hey [F#] Dad, I'm sorry [C#] to leave my [F#] home.
_ [C#] _ Long, _ long, long, long.
_ _ _ She heard that 830 local blowing that morning.
She hadn't really trained in a good while.
She thought about that special stream line.
She heard that 830 local when she was coming to the line, they cleared up for that stream line blowing like this. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ She said, Daddy, that's my train.
I said, I [F#] ain't keeping up with the train time.
[C#] I'm trying to make a few dimes.
She dropped her head and went to singing and crying. _ _ _ _
It's alright how you turn me down. _ _ _
I ain't gotta die. _ _
After she called for a ticket, she heard this special stream line going 36 miles from Memphis, Tennessee.
Make it lonesome now, [F#] cause I'm a hobo [C#] myself sometimes. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ A man asked her what that train was.
She told him she didn't know it.
She could hear the bell, she could tell him all about it.
Then she dropped over that hill and dropped off in the valley.
She heard the bell begin to tone like this.
_ Make it sound like a truck bell tone. _ _ _ _ _
_ Before she got to that 10 mile turn, she blew.
She didn't throw it on air brakes. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Air brakes. _ _ _
_ _ When she got to that 10 mile turn, she was getting close.
She was tipping close to the automatic switch, getting the water and coal on the fly.
[C#m] She could hear it when she was striking that double [C#] iron like this.
When _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ she run across the last one, she scrawled in. _
[G#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _
_ _ This girl looked out and seen that train, she come in and sang and crying.
_ Hey, _ Dad, I don't want to live.
_ _ I believe I'll lose my mind.
_ _ When that train got to Little Footsie, got to New Orleans, she went around the curb.
You could hear her when she was blowing like this.
[C#m] _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ She was always standing at the station down there to see that train come in.
You could hear her when she scrawled. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ Boy, that was wild,