Chords for Freight Train Elizabeth Cotton
Tempo:
187.35 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
C#
D
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Em] [A] [E] [Bm]
[E]
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[E] [C#]
[D]
[A]
[E] [A] [F#]
[A] [E] [C#]
[D]
[A]
[E] [A]
[E]
Freight train, freight [A] train, [E]
run so fast.
Freight [Em] train, freight train, run [C#m] so fast.
[C#] Please don't tell [D] what train I'm on.
They [E] won't [A] know what [Em] route [A] I'm gone.
[E]
When [A] I am dead [E] and in [Em] my grave,
[E] [B] No [C#m] more good time ere I crave.
[C#] Place a stone at [D] my head and feet,
[Em] Tell them all that I'm gone to [F#m] sleep.
[E] [C#]
[D]
[E] [A]
[Em] [A]
When I die, [E] Lord, [Bm] bury me deep,
[E] [Em] Way down on [C#m] old Chesner Street.
[C#] Then I can hear [D] old number nine
[E] As she comes [F#m] rolling by.
[E] Freight train, freight train, [Bm] run so [E] fast.
Freight train, freight train, run so fast.
[C#] Please don't tell [D] what train I'm on.
They [A] won't know what [Em] route [F#] I'm gone.
[A] [C#]
[D]
[A]
[E] [A]
[E]
[A] [E]
[A]
[C#]
[C#m] [D]
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[A] [F#] [A]
[C#]
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[E]
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[E] [C#]
[D]
[A]
[E] [A] [F#]
[A] [E] [C#]
[D]
[A]
[E] [A]
[E]
Freight train, freight [A] train, [E]
run so fast.
Freight [Em] train, freight train, run [C#m] so fast.
[C#] Please don't tell [D] what train I'm on.
They [E] won't [A] know what [Em] route [A] I'm gone.
[E]
When [A] I am dead [E] and in [Em] my grave,
[E] [B] No [C#m] more good time ere I crave.
[C#] Place a stone at [D] my head and feet,
[Em] Tell them all that I'm gone to [F#m] sleep.
[E] [C#]
[D]
[E] [A]
[Em] [A]
When I die, [E] Lord, [Bm] bury me deep,
[E] [Em] Way down on [C#m] old Chesner Street.
[C#] Then I can hear [D] old number nine
[E] As she comes [F#m] rolling by.
[E] Freight train, freight train, [Bm] run so [E] fast.
Freight train, freight train, run so fast.
[C#] Please don't tell [D] what train I'm on.
They [A] won't know what [Em] route [F#] I'm gone.
[A] [C#]
[D]
[A]
[E] [A]
[E]
[A] [E]
[A]
[C#]
[C#m] [D]
[E] [B] [A] [E]
[A] [F#] [A]
[C#]
[D]
[A] [E]
[A] [F#] [A]
[N]
Key:
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E
C#
D
Em
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_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
Freight train, freight [A] train, [E] _
run so _ fast. _
_ Freight [Em] train, freight train, run [C#m] so _ fast.
_ _ [C#] _ Please don't tell [D] what train _ I'm on.
They [E] won't [A] know what [Em] route _ [A] I'm gone.
_ _ [E] _
_ _ When [A] I am dead _ [E] and in [Em] my grave,
[E] _ _ _ [B] No [C#m] more good _ time ere I _ crave.
_ _ [C#] _ Place a stone at [D] my _ head and feet,
[Em] Tell them _ all that I'm gone to [F#m] sleep. _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ [A] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ When I die, _ [E] Lord, [Bm] bury me deep,
[E] _ _ _ _ [Em] Way down on _ [C#m] old Chesner Street.
_ _ _ [C#] _ Then I can hear _ [D] old _ number nine
_ [E] As she _ comes [F#m] rolling _ _ _ by.
[E] _ _ _ _ _ Freight train, freight _ train, [Bm] run so _ [E] fast.
_ _ _ Freight train, freight train, _ run so _ fast.
_ [C#] _ Please don't tell [D] what train I'm on.
They [A] won't know what [Em] route [F#] I'm gone. _ _
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_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
Freight train, freight [A] train, [E] _
run so _ fast. _
_ Freight [Em] train, freight train, run [C#m] so _ fast.
_ _ [C#] _ Please don't tell [D] what train _ I'm on.
They [E] won't [A] know what [Em] route _ [A] I'm gone.
_ _ [E] _
_ _ When [A] I am dead _ [E] and in [Em] my grave,
[E] _ _ _ [B] No [C#m] more good _ time ere I _ crave.
_ _ [C#] _ Place a stone at [D] my _ head and feet,
[Em] Tell them _ all that I'm gone to [F#m] sleep. _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ [A] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ When I die, _ [E] Lord, [Bm] bury me deep,
[E] _ _ _ _ [Em] Way down on _ [C#m] old Chesner Street.
_ _ _ [C#] _ Then I can hear _ [D] old _ number nine
_ [E] As she _ comes [F#m] rolling _ _ _ by.
[E] _ _ _ _ _ Freight train, freight _ train, [Bm] run so _ [E] fast.
_ _ _ Freight train, freight train, _ run so _ fast.
_ [C#] _ Please don't tell [D] what train I'm on.
They [A] won't know what [Em] route [F#] I'm gone. _ _
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