Chords for Freight Train- Elizabeth Cotten Cover

Tempo:
83.75 bpm
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Db

Ab

F

Gb

Ebm

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Freight Train- Elizabeth Cotten Cover chords
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So I'm working from home today, working from home, I'm actually playing from [Ab] home today.
And I just put up a song about an hour ago, [Db] but I want to do one more while I have time.
And this one [F] is called Freight Train.
I also grew up listening to this song, just like the last one I put up.
And it's by Elizabeth Cotton.
She was an American folk singer.
She's no longer living, but she wrote this song when she was 11 years old, 10 or 11 years old,
and I always felt that fascinating.
[Db] My dad taught me this song when I was a little girl.
[F] He played it on guitar and [A] sang it.
Here it is, Freight Train.
[Db]
[Ab]
[Ebm] [Ab] [Db]
[F] [Gb]
[Db] [Ab] [Bbm] [Db]
Freight train, freight [Ebm] train, [Ab] riding so fast.
[Ebm] Freight train, freight [Db] train, riding so fast.
[F] Oh please don't tell [Gb] the train I'm on.
[Db] They won't know [Eb] what route [Bbm] I've gone.
[Db]
When I [Ab] die, please bury me deep.
Down at the end of [Db] Old Chestnut [Eb] Street.
[F] So I can hear [Gb] old number nine [Bbm]
as she [Ab] goes [Db] rolling by.
Freight train, freight [Ab] train, riding so fast.
Freight train, freight [Db] train, riding so fast.
[Ab] Oh [F] please don't tell the [Gb] train I'm on.
[Fm] They [Db] won't [Eb] know what route [Ebm] I've gone.
[Db]
[Ab]
[Ebm] [Ab] [Db]
[Eb] [Gb]
[Bbm] [Ab] [Db]
When I'm dead [Ebm] and [Ab] in my grave,
no more good [Db] times may I crave.
[F] You just place that stone [Gb] at my head and my feet.
You [Db] tell them all [Ab] I've [Eb] gone [Db] to sleep.
Freight train, freight [Abm] train, [Ab] riding so fast.
Freight train, freight [Db] train, riding so [Fm] fast.
Oh [F] please don't tell [Gb] the train I'm on.
[Db] They won't know [Ebm] what route [Bbm] I've [Ab] gone.
[Db]
[Fm] [F] [Gb] [Bbm]
[Ab] [Bbm] [Fm]
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Ab
134211114
F
134211111
Gb
134211112
Ebm
13421116
Db
12341114
Ab
134211114
F
134211111
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So I'm working from home today, working from home, I'm actually playing from [Ab] home today.
And I just put up a song about an hour ago, [Db] but I want to do one more while I have time.
And this one [F] is called Freight Train.
I also grew up listening to this song, just like the last one I put up.
And it's by Elizabeth Cotton.
She was an American folk singer.
She's no longer living, but she wrote this song when she was 11 years old, 10 or 11 years old,
and I always felt that fascinating.
[Db] _ My dad taught me this song when I was a little girl.
[F] He played it on guitar and [A] sang it.
Here it is, Freight Train.
[Db] _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ [Ebm] _ _ [Ab] _ [Db] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [Db] _ _
Freight train, freight [Ebm] train, [Ab] riding so fast.
[Ebm] Freight train, freight [Db] train, riding so fast.
[F] Oh please don't tell [Gb] the train I'm on.
[Db] They won't know [Eb] what route [Bbm] I've gone.
[Db] _ _
When I [Ab] die, please bury me deep.
Down at the end of [Db] Old Chestnut [Eb] Street.
[F] So I can hear [Gb] old number nine [Bbm]
as she [Ab] goes [Db] rolling by. _ _
Freight train, freight [Ab] train, riding so _ fast.
Freight train, freight [Db] train, riding so fast.
[Ab] Oh [F] please don't tell the [Gb] train I'm on.
[Fm] They [Db] won't [Eb] know what route [Ebm] I've gone.
[Db] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ebm] _ [Ab] _ [Db] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _
[Bbm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
When I'm dead [Ebm] and [Ab] in my grave,
no more good [Db] times may I crave.
[F] You just place that stone [Gb] at my head and my feet.
You [Db] tell them all [Ab] I've [Eb] gone [Db] to sleep. _ _
Freight train, freight [Abm] train, [Ab] riding so _ fast.
Freight train, freight [Db] train, riding so [Fm] fast.
Oh [F] please don't tell [Gb] the train I'm on.
[Db] They won't know [Ebm] what route [Bbm] I've [Ab] gone.
[Db] _ _
[Fm] _ [F] _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ [Bbm] _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [Fm] _ _

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