Chords for Kevin Welch Train to Birmingham
Tempo:
63.1 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
D
Am
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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Back when I was still living in Oklahoma, we got a hold of, before I knew John Hyatt,
about a year before I met Hyatt, we got a tape of this song that he had just written,
and we learned it right away, and it's been on my song list ever [C] since.
Hyatt never did record it, and I never will know why.
It's one of my very favorite songs, and it's always a pleasure to sing it.
This is called The Train to Birmingham.
[G] Well I'm a-ridin' on this train, [C] drinkin' whiskey for the pain,
[G] another good old boy headed home.
And every town I see, [Am] they seem to take a part in [G] me.
That's the price that you pay when you're wrong.
I [Am] cry [Em] when I have to, and I [C] lie when [D] I can,
[G] but I [Bm] die [Em] a little slower [C] on [G] the train [D] to [G] Birmingham.
Got a hose and [D] both of my shoes, [Am] got a guitar full of blues,
[G] one-way [D] ticket for my [C] remedy.
[G] It's the same old lonesome song, [Am] been a-singin' all [C] night long,
[G] Capewater, [D] I'll be outta [G] Tennessee.
[Am] I cry [Em] when I have to, [D] and I lie [C] when [Dm] I can,
[Bm] [G] but I [B] die [Em] a little slower [C] on [G] the train [D] to Birmingham.
[G]
[C]
[G]
[C] [G]
Every year I take this train [C] to Alabama in the rain.
[G] When I get this lonesome feeling in my bones,
[Gm] I'll never get to Birmingham, [D]
[Am] but gettin' there ain't the plan.
[C] [G] I just like [D] the feel of goin' [G] home.
I [Am] cry when [Em] I have to, and [G] I lie [C]
when [D] I can,
[G] but I [B] die [Em] a little slower [C] [G] on the train [D]
to [G] Birmingham.
On the train [D]
to [C] Birmingham.
[Am] [G] [C] [G]
[D]
[C] [D]
[C] [G]
[N]
about a year before I met Hyatt, we got a tape of this song that he had just written,
and we learned it right away, and it's been on my song list ever [C] since.
Hyatt never did record it, and I never will know why.
It's one of my very favorite songs, and it's always a pleasure to sing it.
This is called The Train to Birmingham.
[G] Well I'm a-ridin' on this train, [C] drinkin' whiskey for the pain,
[G] another good old boy headed home.
And every town I see, [Am] they seem to take a part in [G] me.
That's the price that you pay when you're wrong.
I [Am] cry [Em] when I have to, and I [C] lie when [D] I can,
[G] but I [Bm] die [Em] a little slower [C] on [G] the train [D] to [G] Birmingham.
Got a hose and [D] both of my shoes, [Am] got a guitar full of blues,
[G] one-way [D] ticket for my [C] remedy.
[G] It's the same old lonesome song, [Am] been a-singin' all [C] night long,
[G] Capewater, [D] I'll be outta [G] Tennessee.
[Am] I cry [Em] when I have to, [D] and I lie [C] when [Dm] I can,
[Bm] [G] but I [B] die [Em] a little slower [C] on [G] the train [D] to Birmingham.
[G]
[C]
[G]
[C] [G]
Every year I take this train [C] to Alabama in the rain.
[G] When I get this lonesome feeling in my bones,
[Gm] I'll never get to Birmingham, [D]
[Am] but gettin' there ain't the plan.
[C] [G] I just like [D] the feel of goin' [G] home.
I [Am] cry when [Em] I have to, and [G] I lie [C]
when [D] I can,
[G] but I [B] die [Em] a little slower [C] [G] on the train [D]
to [G] Birmingham.
On the train [D]
to [C] Birmingham.
[Am] [G] [C] [G]
[D]
[C] [D]
[C] [G]
[N]
Key:
G
C
D
Am
Em
G
C
D
Back when I was still living in Oklahoma, we got a hold of, before I knew John Hyatt,
about a year before I met Hyatt, we got a tape of this song that he had just written,
and we learned it right away, and it's been on my song list ever [C] since.
Hyatt never did record it, and I never will know why.
It's one of my very favorite songs, and it's always a pleasure to sing it.
This is called The Train to Birmingham.
[G] Well _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I'm a-ridin' on this train, [C] drinkin' whiskey for the pain,
[G] another good old boy headed home.
_ And every town I see, [Am] they seem to take a part in [G] me.
That's the price that you pay when you're wrong.
I [Am] cry _ [Em] when I have to, and I [C] lie when [D] I can,
[G] _ but I [Bm] die [Em] a little slower [C] on [G] the train [D] to [G] Birmingham.
_ Got a hose and [D] both of my shoes, [Am] got a guitar full of blues,
[G] one-way [D] ticket for my [C] remedy. _
[G] It's the same old lonesome song, [Am] been a-singin' all [C] night long,
[G] Capewater, [D] I'll be outta [G] Tennessee.
_ [Am] I cry _ [Em] when I have to, [D] and I lie [C] when [Dm] I can,
[Bm] _ [G] but I [B] die [Em] a little slower [C] on [G] the train [D] to Birmingham.
_ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Every year I take this train [C] to Alabama in the rain.
_ [G] When I get this lonesome feeling in my bones,
_ [Gm] I'll never get to Birmingham, [D] _
[Am] but gettin' there ain't the plan.
[C] _ [G] I just like [D] the feel of goin' [G] home.
I _ _ [Am] cry when [Em] I have to, and [G] I lie [C]
when [D] I can,
_ [G] but I [B] die [Em] a little slower [C] _ [G] on the train [D]
to [G] Birmingham.
_ _ On the train [D]
to [C] Birmingham.
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
about a year before I met Hyatt, we got a tape of this song that he had just written,
and we learned it right away, and it's been on my song list ever [C] since.
Hyatt never did record it, and I never will know why.
It's one of my very favorite songs, and it's always a pleasure to sing it.
This is called The Train to Birmingham.
[G] Well _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I'm a-ridin' on this train, [C] drinkin' whiskey for the pain,
[G] another good old boy headed home.
_ And every town I see, [Am] they seem to take a part in [G] me.
That's the price that you pay when you're wrong.
I [Am] cry _ [Em] when I have to, and I [C] lie when [D] I can,
[G] _ but I [Bm] die [Em] a little slower [C] on [G] the train [D] to [G] Birmingham.
_ Got a hose and [D] both of my shoes, [Am] got a guitar full of blues,
[G] one-way [D] ticket for my [C] remedy. _
[G] It's the same old lonesome song, [Am] been a-singin' all [C] night long,
[G] Capewater, [D] I'll be outta [G] Tennessee.
_ [Am] I cry _ [Em] when I have to, [D] and I lie [C] when [Dm] I can,
[Bm] _ [G] but I [B] die [Em] a little slower [C] on [G] the train [D] to Birmingham.
_ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Every year I take this train [C] to Alabama in the rain.
_ [G] When I get this lonesome feeling in my bones,
_ [Gm] I'll never get to Birmingham, [D] _
[Am] but gettin' there ain't the plan.
[C] _ [G] I just like [D] the feel of goin' [G] home.
I _ _ [Am] cry when [Em] I have to, and [G] I lie [C]
when [D] I can,
_ [G] but I [B] die [Em] a little slower [C] _ [G] on the train [D]
to [G] Birmingham.
_ _ On the train [D]
to [C] Birmingham.
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _