Chords for Jimmie Rodgers - Waiting for a Train

Tempo:
148.4 bpm
Chords used:

C#

F#

G#

D#

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Jimmie Rodgers - Waiting for a Train chords
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[G] Alright, what do you want to hear?
That old song, Waiting for a Train?
Uh huh, that's it.
[C#] Alright.
[D#]
[G#] [C#]
[B] Doo
[G]
[F#]
doo doo doo, [C#] doh dee oh doh, [D#] doh dee [G#] oh doh, [C#] dee oh doh.
All around the water tanks, [F#]
waiting [C#] for a train.
[F#] A thousand [C#] miles away from home, [D#]
sleeping in [G#] the rain.
[C#] I walked up to a brakeman, [F#] said give him a [C#] line of talk.
[F#] He says if you've [C#] got money, [D#] I'll see that you [G#] don't walk.
[C#] I haven't got a nickel, [F#] not a penny can I [C#] show.
[F#] Get off, get off the [C#] railroad bum and he [D#] [G#] slammed the [C#] boxcar door.
[G#] [C#]
[G#]
[C#] He put me off in Texas, [F#] stayed out the early [C#] love.
The [F#] wide open spaces all [C#] around me, [D#] the moon and [G#] stars up above.
[C#] Nobody seems to want me, [F#] or lend [C#] me a helping hand.
[F#] I'm on my way [C#] from Frisco, [D#] going back to [G#] Dixieland.
[C#] Though my pocketbook is empty, my [F#] heart is [C#] full of pain.
[F#] I'm a thousand [C#] miles away from home, [D#] [G#] waiting [C#] for a train.
Doo doo doo doo, [G#] doh dee oh doh, doh dee [C#] oh doh, dee oh doh.
[B] Gee, I do love that old song.
Key:  
C#
12341114
F#
134211112
G#
134211114
D#
12341116
G
2131
C#
12341114
F#
134211112
G#
134211114
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To start learning Jimmie Rodgers - The Singing Brakeman chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - F#, C#, F#, C#, D#, G# and C# in sequence. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 74 BPM before aiming for the song's 148 BPM. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of C# Major in mind.

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[G] _ Alright, what do you want to hear?
That old song, Waiting for a Train?
Uh huh, that's it.
[C#] Alright.
_ _ _ [D#] _
_ [G#] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] Doo _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
doo doo doo, [C#] _ doh dee oh _ doh, [D#] doh dee [G#] oh doh, [C#] dee oh doh. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ All around the water tanks, [F#] _
waiting [C#] for a train.
_ [F#] A thousand [C#] miles away from home, _ [D#]
sleeping in [G#] the rain. _ _ _
_ _ [C#] I walked up to a brakeman, _ [F#] said give him a [C#] line of talk.
_ [F#] He says if you've [C#] got money, _ [D#] I'll see that you [G#] don't walk.
_ _ _ _ _ [C#] I haven't got a nickel, _ [F#] not a penny can I [C#] show.
_ _ [F#] Get off, get off the [C#] railroad bum and he [D#] [G#] slammed the [C#] boxcar door. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G#] _ _ _ _ [C#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ He put me off in Texas, _ [F#] stayed out the early [C#] love.
The [F#] wide open spaces all [C#] around me, [D#] the moon and [G#] stars up above. _ _ _ _
_ [C#] Nobody seems to want me, [F#] or lend [C#] me a helping hand. _ _
[F#] I'm on my way [C#] from Frisco, [D#] going back to [G#] _ Dixieland. _ _
_ _ [C#] Though my pocketbook is empty, _ my [F#] heart is [C#] full of pain.
_ [F#] I'm a thousand [C#] miles away from home, [D#] [G#] waiting [C#] for a train.
Doo doo doo doo, [G#] doh dee oh doh, doh dee [C#] oh doh, dee oh doh. _ _
_ [B] _ Gee, I do love that old song.

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