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Riff:
xA|--5-5-7-5-2p0----|
xE|--------------3--|
xC|-----------------|
xG|-----------------|

 
G
There's an old black train a'comin
 
Scraping long the iron
C
You don't need no ticket boys
      D                  G
It'll take you when it's time
 
 
G
Come on now young strangers
 
Weren't you someone's son?
C
How'd you find this depot
          D               G
'Cause it ain't where you belong
 
 
G
You will pass a graveyard
 
Stones worn by the years
C
The train'll stop a minute
         D                 G
But don't let it leave you here
 
 
G
The coachman is my brother
 
The engineer's my friend
C
They'll get you more acquainted 
       D                  G
By the time you reach the end
 
 
xA|--5-5-5-7----------------------------7-----5-7-5-2p0----|
xE|-----------------------------------------------------3--|
xC|--------------------------------------------------------|
xG|----------0--2/4-4-2-0-4---2/4-4-2-0---0----------------|
 
 
G
This journey is a long one
 
It'll take you all around
C
Life rushing by your window
   D               G
Before it lays you down
 
 
G
Now where this old train's going
 
You can't come back from
C
You can leave your baggage here
             D                    G
Because we'll need it when you're gone