Chords for merle haggard waiting for a train
Tempo:
122.7 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
F#
B
C#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
All [B] around [E] the water tanks [A] waiting for [E] a train
[A] A thousand miles [E] away from home sleeping [C#m] in [F#] the rain
[E] I walked up to a brakeman [A] to give him a line [E] of talk
[A] He says, if you've [E] got money [F#] I'll [C#m] see that you [F#] don't walk
[E] I haven't got a nickel, [A] not a penny can [E] I show
[A] Get off, get off [E] your railroad bum [F#] and he slammed that [E] boxcar door
He put me off in Texas, [A] the place I [E] dearly love
[A] Wide open spaces [E] all around me, [F#] the moon and stars [B] up above
[E] Nobody [B] seemed to want me, [A] lend me a helping [E] hand
[A] I'm on my way [E] from Frisco, I'm [F#] going back to [B] Dixieland
[E] Though my pocketbook is empty [A] and my heart is full [E] of pain
[A] I'm a thousand miles [E] away from home [F#] waiting [B]
for [E] a train
[A] [E]
[A] [E]
[F#] [E]
Nobody seemed to want me, [A] lend me a helping [E] hand
I'm [A] on my way from Frisco, I'm [G#] going back to [F#] Dixieland
Though my [E] pocketbook is empty [A] and my heart is full of pain
I'm a thousand miles [E] away from home [F#] waiting [B] for a [E] train
Yodel-ee-oh, [B] yodel-ee-oh, [E] oh-nee
[A] A thousand miles [E] away from home sleeping [C#m] in [F#] the rain
[E] I walked up to a brakeman [A] to give him a line [E] of talk
[A] He says, if you've [E] got money [F#] I'll [C#m] see that you [F#] don't walk
[E] I haven't got a nickel, [A] not a penny can [E] I show
[A] Get off, get off [E] your railroad bum [F#] and he slammed that [E] boxcar door
He put me off in Texas, [A] the place I [E] dearly love
[A] Wide open spaces [E] all around me, [F#] the moon and stars [B] up above
[E] Nobody [B] seemed to want me, [A] lend me a helping [E] hand
[A] I'm on my way [E] from Frisco, I'm [F#] going back to [B] Dixieland
[E] Though my pocketbook is empty [A] and my heart is full [E] of pain
[A] I'm a thousand miles [E] away from home [F#] waiting [B]
for [E] a train
[A] [E]
[A] [E]
[F#] [E]
Nobody seemed to want me, [A] lend me a helping [E] hand
I'm [A] on my way from Frisco, I'm [G#] going back to [F#] Dixieland
Though my [E] pocketbook is empty [A] and my heart is full of pain
I'm a thousand miles [E] away from home [F#] waiting [B] for a [E] train
Yodel-ee-oh, [B] yodel-ee-oh, [E] oh-nee
Key:
E
A
F#
B
C#m
E
A
F#
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ All [B] around [E] the water tanks [A] waiting for [E] a train _
[A] A thousand miles [E] away from home sleeping [C#m] in [F#] the rain _
[E] I walked up to a brakeman _ [A] to give him a line [E] of talk _
[A] He says, if you've [E] got money _ [F#] I'll [C#m] see that you [F#] don't walk _
[E] I haven't got a nickel, _ [A] not a penny can [E] I show _
[A] Get off, get off [E] your railroad bum [F#] and he slammed that [E] boxcar door _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ He put me off in Texas, _ [A] the place I [E] dearly love
_ _ [A] Wide open spaces [E] all around me, [F#] the moon and stars [B] up above
_ [E] Nobody [B] seemed to want me, _ [A] lend me a helping [E] hand
_ [A] I'm on my way [E] from Frisco, I'm [F#] going back to _ [B] Dixieland
_ [E] Though my _ pocketbook is empty _ [A] and my heart is full [E] of pain
_ [A] I'm a thousand miles [E] away from home [F#] waiting [B]
for [E] a train _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Nobody seemed to want me, _ [A] lend me a helping [E] hand
_ I'm [A] on my way from Frisco, I'm [G#] going back to _ [F#] Dixieland
_ Though my [E] _ pocketbook is empty _ [A] and my heart is full of pain
_ I'm a thousand miles [E] away from home [F#] waiting [B] for a [E] train
Yodel-ee-oh, [B] yodel-ee-oh, [E] oh-nee _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ All [B] around [E] the water tanks [A] waiting for [E] a train _
[A] A thousand miles [E] away from home sleeping [C#m] in [F#] the rain _
[E] I walked up to a brakeman _ [A] to give him a line [E] of talk _
[A] He says, if you've [E] got money _ [F#] I'll [C#m] see that you [F#] don't walk _
[E] I haven't got a nickel, _ [A] not a penny can [E] I show _
[A] Get off, get off [E] your railroad bum [F#] and he slammed that [E] boxcar door _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ He put me off in Texas, _ [A] the place I [E] dearly love
_ _ [A] Wide open spaces [E] all around me, [F#] the moon and stars [B] up above
_ [E] Nobody [B] seemed to want me, _ [A] lend me a helping [E] hand
_ [A] I'm on my way [E] from Frisco, I'm [F#] going back to _ [B] Dixieland
_ [E] Though my _ pocketbook is empty _ [A] and my heart is full [E] of pain
_ [A] I'm a thousand miles [E] away from home [F#] waiting [B]
for [E] a train _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Nobody seemed to want me, _ [A] lend me a helping [E] hand
_ I'm [A] on my way from Frisco, I'm [G#] going back to _ [F#] Dixieland
_ Though my [E] _ pocketbook is empty _ [A] and my heart is full of pain
_ I'm a thousand miles [E] away from home [F#] waiting [B] for a [E] train
Yodel-ee-oh, [B] yodel-ee-oh, [E] oh-nee _ _
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