Chords for Lightnin' Hopkins-Freight Train Blues
Tempo:
95.3 bpm
Chords used:
Ab
Abm
Db
B
Eb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Ab] Show me when he cut his throat, boss man,
because I'm gonna kill him dead.
He hadn't have been a ho boy, I wouldn't have done nothing.
[B] When I [Abm] first started, ho boy, boy, [Ab] boy, boy,
I take the freight train to meet my friend.
Ho, love.
[Abm]
[Ab] My little baby, I wonder why she do.
My baby fond of me.
She [Abm] find me one morning.
one morning to the train.
Oh Lord.
[Ab] Oh if I don't see you, see you tomorrow, [Abm] tomorrow.
You know it will be my end.
Oh Lord.
[Db]
[Ab] [Ab] [Abm] Yes.
You [Ab] know I was standing at [B] the station when that big train turned around and left.
[Eb] My baby was leaving on that train.
[Db] [Ab] I said I may not see him God knows when.
Then I had to [Abm] holler.
Yeah.
[Ab] My [Abm] baby gone, my baby's gone, my baby's gone.
[Ab] I'm too near to try no more.
Oh Lord.
[Abm]
[Ab] [Abm]
[Ab] [Eb] Oh Lord that sweet little woman I've had.
[Db] [Ab] Woman in my life before.
[Abm] Said just [Ab] a minute, just get it out of me.
[Abm]
[Ab]
Stop kidding.
because I'm gonna kill him dead.
He hadn't have been a ho boy, I wouldn't have done nothing.
[B] When I [Abm] first started, ho boy, boy, [Ab] boy, boy,
I take the freight train to meet my friend.
Ho, love.
[Abm]
[Ab] My little baby, I wonder why she do.
My baby fond of me.
She [Abm] find me one morning.
one morning to the train.
Oh Lord.
[Ab] Oh if I don't see you, see you tomorrow, [Abm] tomorrow.
You know it will be my end.
Oh Lord.
[Db]
[Ab] [Ab] [Abm] Yes.
You [Ab] know I was standing at [B] the station when that big train turned around and left.
[Eb] My baby was leaving on that train.
[Db] [Ab] I said I may not see him God knows when.
Then I had to [Abm] holler.
Yeah.
[Ab] My [Abm] baby gone, my baby's gone, my baby's gone.
[Ab] I'm too near to try no more.
Oh Lord.
[Abm]
[Ab] [Abm]
[Ab] [Eb] Oh Lord that sweet little woman I've had.
[Db] [Ab] Woman in my life before.
[Abm] Said just [Ab] a minute, just get it out of me.
[Abm]
[Ab]
Stop kidding.
Key:
Ab
Abm
Db
B
Eb
Ab
Abm
Db
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ Show me when he cut his throat, boss man,
because I'm gonna kill him dead.
He hadn't have been a ho boy, I wouldn't have done nothing.
_ [B] When I _ [Abm] first started, ho boy, boy, [Ab] boy, boy,
_ _ I take the freight train to meet my friend.
Ho, love. _ _
[Abm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ My little baby, I wonder why she do.
_ _ _ _ My baby fond of me.
She [Abm] find me one morning.
one morning to _ _ the train. _
Oh Lord. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] Oh if I don't see you, see you tomorrow, [Abm] tomorrow. _ _ _
_ You know it will be my _ end.
Oh Lord.
_ [Db] _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ [Ab] _ [Abm] _ _ Yes.
You [Ab] know I was standing at [B] the station when that big train turned around and left.
_ [Eb] My baby was leaving on that train.
[Db] _ _ [Ab] I said I may not see him God knows when.
Then I had to [Abm] holler.
_ _ Yeah.
[Ab] My _ _ _ _ [Abm] baby gone, my baby's gone, my baby's gone.
[Ab] _ _ I'm too near to try no more.
Oh Lord. _ _
[Abm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [Eb] Oh Lord that sweet little woman I've had.
_ [Db] _ [Ab] _ Woman in my life before.
[Abm] _ _ Said just [Ab] a minute, just get it out of me.
_ [Abm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Stop kidding. _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ Show me when he cut his throat, boss man,
because I'm gonna kill him dead.
He hadn't have been a ho boy, I wouldn't have done nothing.
_ [B] When I _ [Abm] first started, ho boy, boy, [Ab] boy, boy,
_ _ I take the freight train to meet my friend.
Ho, love. _ _
[Abm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ My little baby, I wonder why she do.
_ _ _ _ My baby fond of me.
She [Abm] find me one morning.
one morning to _ _ the train. _
Oh Lord. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] Oh if I don't see you, see you tomorrow, [Abm] tomorrow. _ _ _
_ You know it will be my _ end.
Oh Lord.
_ [Db] _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ [Ab] _ [Abm] _ _ Yes.
You [Ab] know I was standing at [B] the station when that big train turned around and left.
_ [Eb] My baby was leaving on that train.
[Db] _ _ [Ab] I said I may not see him God knows when.
Then I had to [Abm] holler.
_ _ Yeah.
[Ab] My _ _ _ _ [Abm] baby gone, my baby's gone, my baby's gone.
[Ab] _ _ I'm too near to try no more.
Oh Lord. _ _
[Abm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [Eb] Oh Lord that sweet little woman I've had.
_ [Db] _ [Ab] _ Woman in my life before.
[Abm] _ _ Said just [Ab] a minute, just get it out of me.
_ [Abm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Stop kidding. _