Chords for Freight Train (Skiffle)
Tempo:
131.05 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
E
F
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Great train, great train, [G] going so fast.
Great train, great train, [C] going so fast.
[E] I don't know what [G] train he's on,
[C] Would you tell [G] me where [C] he's gone?
[E]
[F] [C]
Don't know where [G] he's heading for,
What he's done [Am] against the [E] law.
Got no [F] future, got no hope,
[Em] Just nothing but [C] the road.
[E]
[F] [C] [G]
[C] [Am] Great train, great [G] train, going so fast.
[C] [E] I don't know [Dm] what train he's on,
[C] Would you tell [G] me where [C] he's gone?
[E]
[F] Hmmmmmmmm
[C] [G]
[C] [Am] He lost his reason, [G] lost his life,
He killed his friend in a mortal [C] strife.
[E] He must get moved like [F] the rolling stars, just [C] go wait [G]
until [C] he dies.
[E]
[F] [G]
[C] [Am] Freight train, freight train, [G] going so fast.
Freight train, freight train, [C] going so fast.
[E] I don't know [F] what train he's on, [C] won't you tell [G] me where [C] he's gone.
[E]
[F] [C] [G]
[C] When he dies, [G] just bury him please, way down the end of [C] Old Chestnut Street.
[E] Cover sadness [F] head and feet, [C] and tell [G] him he's gone [C] to sleep.
[E]
[F] [C] [G]
[C] Freight train, freight train, [G] going so fast.
Freight train, freight [C] train, going so fast.
[E] I don't [F] know what train he's on, [C] won't you tell [G] me [C] where he's gone.
[E]
[F] He's gone to [C] [G] sleep.
[C]
[Am]
[N]
Great train, great train, [C] going so fast.
[E] I don't know what [G] train he's on,
[C] Would you tell [G] me where [C] he's gone?
[E]
[F] [C]
Don't know where [G] he's heading for,
What he's done [Am] against the [E] law.
Got no [F] future, got no hope,
[Em] Just nothing but [C] the road.
[E]
[F] [C] [G]
[C] [Am] Great train, great [G] train, going so fast.
[C] [E] I don't know [Dm] what train he's on,
[C] Would you tell [G] me where [C] he's gone?
[E]
[F] Hmmmmmmmm
[C] [G]
[C] [Am] He lost his reason, [G] lost his life,
He killed his friend in a mortal [C] strife.
[E] He must get moved like [F] the rolling stars, just [C] go wait [G]
until [C] he dies.
[E]
[F] [G]
[C] [Am] Freight train, freight train, [G] going so fast.
Freight train, freight train, [C] going so fast.
[E] I don't know [F] what train he's on, [C] won't you tell [G] me where [C] he's gone.
[E]
[F] [C] [G]
[C] When he dies, [G] just bury him please, way down the end of [C] Old Chestnut Street.
[E] Cover sadness [F] head and feet, [C] and tell [G] him he's gone [C] to sleep.
[E]
[F] [C] [G]
[C] Freight train, freight train, [G] going so fast.
Freight train, freight [C] train, going so fast.
[E] I don't [F] know what train he's on, [C] won't you tell [G] me [C] where he's gone.
[E]
[F] He's gone to [C] [G] sleep.
[C]
[Am]
[N]
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Great train, great train, [G] going so fast.
Great train, great train, [C] going so fast.
[E] I don't know what [G] train he's on,
[C] Would you tell [G] me where [C] he's gone?
_ [E] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Don't know where [G] he's heading for,
_ What he's done [Am] against the [E] law.
Got no [F] future, got no hope,
[Em] Just nothing but [C] the road.
_ [E] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Am] Great train, great [G] train, going so fast. _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [E] I don't know [Dm] what train he's on,
[C] Would you tell [G] me where [C] he's gone?
_ [E] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ Hmmmmmmmm
[C] _ _ [G] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [Am] He lost his reason, [G] lost his life,
He killed his friend in a mortal [C] strife.
_ [E] He must get moved like [F] the rolling stars, just [C] go wait [G]
until [C] he _ dies.
[E] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Am] Freight train, freight train, [G] going so fast.
Freight train, freight train, [C] going so fast.
[E] I don't know [F] what train he's on, [C] won't you tell [G] me where [C] he's gone.
_ [E] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ When he dies, [G] just bury him please, way down the end of [C] Old Chestnut Street.
[E] _ Cover sadness [F] head and feet, [C] and tell [G] him he's gone [C] to sleep.
[E] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ Freight train, freight train, [G] going so fast.
Freight train, freight [C] train, going so fast.
[E] _ I don't [F] know what train he's on, [C] won't you tell [G] me [C] where he's gone.
_ [E] _ _ _
_ [F] _ He's gone to _ [C] _ [G] sleep.
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Great train, great train, [G] going so fast.
Great train, great train, [C] going so fast.
[E] I don't know what [G] train he's on,
[C] Would you tell [G] me where [C] he's gone?
_ [E] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Don't know where [G] he's heading for,
_ What he's done [Am] against the [E] law.
Got no [F] future, got no hope,
[Em] Just nothing but [C] the road.
_ [E] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Am] Great train, great [G] train, going so fast. _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [E] I don't know [Dm] what train he's on,
[C] Would you tell [G] me where [C] he's gone?
_ [E] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ Hmmmmmmmm
[C] _ _ [G] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [Am] He lost his reason, [G] lost his life,
He killed his friend in a mortal [C] strife.
_ [E] He must get moved like [F] the rolling stars, just [C] go wait [G]
until [C] he _ dies.
[E] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Am] Freight train, freight train, [G] going so fast.
Freight train, freight train, [C] going so fast.
[E] I don't know [F] what train he's on, [C] won't you tell [G] me where [C] he's gone.
_ [E] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ When he dies, [G] just bury him please, way down the end of [C] Old Chestnut Street.
[E] _ Cover sadness [F] head and feet, [C] and tell [G] him he's gone [C] to sleep.
[E] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ Freight train, freight train, [G] going so fast.
Freight train, freight [C] train, going so fast.
[E] _ I don't [F] know what train he's on, [C] won't you tell [G] me [C] where he's gone.
_ [E] _ _ _
_ [F] _ He's gone to _ [C] _ [G] sleep.
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _