Chords for Elizabeth Cotten's 'Freight Train' - Ukulele - Fingerpickng Version - Jez Quayle
Tempo:
109.15 bpm
Chords used:
F
C
A
Bb
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Am] [F] [C]
[F]
[A] [Bb]
[F] [C] [F] [C] [F]
Freight train, freight [C] train, run so fast Freight train, [F] freight train, run so [A] fast
Please don't tell [Bb] what train I'm on [Am] They won't know [C] what I [F] [C] am
[F]
When I'm [C] dead and in my grave No more good [F] times will I [A] crave
Place the stones [Bb] at my head and knee [F] Tell them [C] all I've [F] gone to sleep
[A] Freight [Bb]
[F] [C] [F] [C] [F]
train, freight [C] train, run so fast Freight train, freight [F] train, run so fast
[A] Please don't tell [Bb] what train I'm on [F] They won't know [C] what I [F] am
[C] [F]
When I die, [C] please bury me deep Way down on [F] Old Chestnut Street
[A] There I can [F] hear [Bb] of number nine [F] As she [C] comes rolling [F] by
[A] [Bb]
[F] [C] [F] [C] [F]
[C]
[F]
[A] [Bb]
[F] [C] [F]
[Abm] [Eb] [F] [Abm] [Dm]
[F]
[A] [Bb]
[F] [C] [F] [C] [F]
Freight train, freight [C] train, run so fast Freight train, [F] freight train, run so [A] fast
Please don't tell [Bb] what train I'm on [Am] They won't know [C] what I [F] [C] am
[F]
When I'm [C] dead and in my grave No more good [F] times will I [A] crave
Place the stones [Bb] at my head and knee [F] Tell them [C] all I've [F] gone to sleep
[A] Freight [Bb]
[F] [C] [F] [C] [F]
train, freight [C] train, run so fast Freight train, freight [F] train, run so fast
[A] Please don't tell [Bb] what train I'm on [F] They won't know [C] what I [F] am
[C] [F]
When I die, [C] please bury me deep Way down on [F] Old Chestnut Street
[A] There I can [F] hear [Bb] of number nine [F] As she [C] comes rolling [F] by
[A] [Bb]
[F] [C] [F] [C] [F]
[C]
[F]
[A] [Bb]
[F] [C] [F]
[Abm] [Eb] [F] [Abm] [Dm]
Key:
F
C
A
Bb
Am
F
C
A
[Am] _ _ _ [F] _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ [C] _ [F] _
_ Freight train, freight [C] train, run so fast Freight train, [F] freight train, run so [A] fast
Please don't tell [Bb] what train I'm on [Am] They won't know [C] what I [F] [C] am
[F] _
_ When I'm [C] dead and in my grave No more good [F] times will I [A] crave
Place the stones [Bb] at my head and knee [F] Tell them [C] all I've [F] gone to sleep
_ [A] Freight _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ [C] _ _ [F] _ [C] _ [F] _
_ _ train, freight [C] train, run so fast Freight train, freight [F] train, run so fast
[A] _ Please don't tell [Bb] what train I'm on [F] They won't know [C] what I [F] am
[C] _ [F] _
_ When I die, [C] please bury me deep Way down on [F] Old Chestnut Street
[A] There I can [F] hear [Bb] of number nine [F] As she [C] comes rolling [F] by _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ [C] _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ [Abm] _ [Eb] _ [F] _ [Abm] _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ [C] _ [F] _
_ Freight train, freight [C] train, run so fast Freight train, [F] freight train, run so [A] fast
Please don't tell [Bb] what train I'm on [Am] They won't know [C] what I [F] [C] am
[F] _
_ When I'm [C] dead and in my grave No more good [F] times will I [A] crave
Place the stones [Bb] at my head and knee [F] Tell them [C] all I've [F] gone to sleep
_ [A] Freight _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ [C] _ _ [F] _ [C] _ [F] _
_ _ train, freight [C] train, run so fast Freight train, freight [F] train, run so fast
[A] _ Please don't tell [Bb] what train I'm on [F] They won't know [C] what I [F] am
[C] _ [F] _
_ When I die, [C] please bury me deep Way down on [F] Old Chestnut Street
[A] There I can [F] hear [Bb] of number nine [F] As she [C] comes rolling [F] by _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ [C] _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ [Abm] _ [Eb] _ [F] _ [Abm] _ [Dm] _ _