Down There By The Train Chords by Tom Waits
Tempo:
142 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Ab
Bb
G
Cm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Eb] [Bb]
[F] [Eb]
[Ab]
[F] [Bb]
[Eb]
There's a place I know [Ab] where the train [Eb] goes slow, where sinners can be washed in the [Ab] blood
of the [Bb] Lamb.
[Ab] There's a river by [Eb] the trestle, [G] where our sinners [Cm] grow.
[Ab] Down where [Eb] the old willow [G] and the [Cm] dogwood grows.
[Ab] Down there by [Eb] the train, down there by the [Bb] train, down there by [Eb] the train, down there
by [Ab] the train, down there [Eb] where the train [Bb] goes [Eb] slow.
You can hear the whistle, [Ab] you can [Eb] hear the bell, from the halls of heaven [Ab] to the gates of [Bb] hell.
And [Ab] there's room for the [Eb] forsaken [G] if you're there [Cm] on time.
[Ab]
You'll be washed of [Eb] all your sins [G] and all of [Cm] your crimes.
[Ab] Down there by the [Eb] train, down there by [Bb] the train, down there [Eb] by the train, down there
by [Ab] the train, down there where [Eb] the train [Bb]
goes [Eb] slow.
And the golden moon [Ab] shines up to the [Eb] mist, and I know that your name [Ab] will be on that [Bb] list.
[Ab] There's no eye for [Eb] an eye, [G] there's no truth for [Cm] a truth.
[Ab] I saw [Eb] Judas the scared, [G] carried in John [Cm] Wilkes' boot.
[Ab] Down there by [Eb] the train, down there by [Bb] the train, down there [Eb] by the train, down there
by [Ab] the train, down there where [Eb] the train [Bb] goes [Eb] slow.
So if you live in darkness, [Ab] if you live in [Eb] shame, all of the passengers [Ab] will be treated [Bb] the same.
[Ab] Oh, and old Humpty [Eb] Jackson, [G] and Jip the Blood, will [Cm]
sing.
[Ab] And Charlie [Eb]
Whitman is holding [G] on to [Cm] Dillinger's wings.
[Ab] Down there [Eb] by the train, down there by [Bb] the train, down there by [Eb] the train, down there
by [Ab] the train, down there where [Eb] the train
[Bb] goes [Eb] slow.
So if you lost all your hope, [Ab] you [Eb] lost all your faith, I know you will be careful, [Ab] I
know you will [Bb] be safe.
[Ab] And all of the [Eb]
shameful, [G] and all of the [Cm]
whores, [Ab] and even [Eb] a soldier [G] who pierced the heart [Cm] of
the Lord [Ab] is down there [Eb] by the train, down there [Bb] by the train, down there [Eb] by the train,
down there [Ab] by the train, down there where the [Eb] train
[Bb] goes [Eb] slow.
I've never asked [Ab] forgiveness, never said [Eb] a prayer, I've never given up myself, [Ab] and I've
never [Bb] truly cared.
[Ab] I've hurt the [Eb] ones who love me, [G] and I'm still [Cm] raising King.
[Ab] I've taken the [Eb] low road, [G] and if you've done [Cm] the same, [Ab] meet me down there by [Eb] the train,
down there by [Bb] the train, down there by [Eb]
the train, down there by [Ab]
the train, down [Eb] there
where the train [Bb] goes [Eb]
slow.
[Bb] Down there [Eb] by the train, down there by [Bb] the train, down there by [Eb]
the train, down there
[Ab] by the train, down there where the [Eb] train [Bb] goes, down there where the train goes [Ab] slow.
[Eb]
Amen.
[F] [Eb]
[Ab]
[F] [Bb]
[Eb]
There's a place I know [Ab] where the train [Eb] goes slow, where sinners can be washed in the [Ab] blood
of the [Bb] Lamb.
[Ab] There's a river by [Eb] the trestle, [G] where our sinners [Cm] grow.
[Ab] Down where [Eb] the old willow [G] and the [Cm] dogwood grows.
[Ab] Down there by [Eb] the train, down there by the [Bb] train, down there by [Eb] the train, down there
by [Ab] the train, down there [Eb] where the train [Bb] goes [Eb] slow.
You can hear the whistle, [Ab] you can [Eb] hear the bell, from the halls of heaven [Ab] to the gates of [Bb] hell.
And [Ab] there's room for the [Eb] forsaken [G] if you're there [Cm] on time.
[Ab]
You'll be washed of [Eb] all your sins [G] and all of [Cm] your crimes.
[Ab] Down there by the [Eb] train, down there by [Bb] the train, down there [Eb] by the train, down there
by [Ab] the train, down there where [Eb] the train [Bb]
goes [Eb] slow.
And the golden moon [Ab] shines up to the [Eb] mist, and I know that your name [Ab] will be on that [Bb] list.
[Ab] There's no eye for [Eb] an eye, [G] there's no truth for [Cm] a truth.
[Ab] I saw [Eb] Judas the scared, [G] carried in John [Cm] Wilkes' boot.
[Ab] Down there by [Eb] the train, down there by [Bb] the train, down there [Eb] by the train, down there
by [Ab] the train, down there where [Eb] the train [Bb] goes [Eb] slow.
So if you live in darkness, [Ab] if you live in [Eb] shame, all of the passengers [Ab] will be treated [Bb] the same.
[Ab] Oh, and old Humpty [Eb] Jackson, [G] and Jip the Blood, will [Cm]
sing.
[Ab] And Charlie [Eb]
Whitman is holding [G] on to [Cm] Dillinger's wings.
[Ab] Down there [Eb] by the train, down there by [Bb] the train, down there by [Eb] the train, down there
by [Ab] the train, down there where [Eb] the train
[Bb] goes [Eb] slow.
So if you lost all your hope, [Ab] you [Eb] lost all your faith, I know you will be careful, [Ab] I
know you will [Bb] be safe.
[Ab] And all of the [Eb]
shameful, [G] and all of the [Cm]
whores, [Ab] and even [Eb] a soldier [G] who pierced the heart [Cm] of
the Lord [Ab] is down there [Eb] by the train, down there [Bb] by the train, down there [Eb] by the train,
down there [Ab] by the train, down there where the [Eb] train
[Bb] goes [Eb] slow.
I've never asked [Ab] forgiveness, never said [Eb] a prayer, I've never given up myself, [Ab] and I've
never [Bb] truly cared.
[Ab] I've hurt the [Eb] ones who love me, [G] and I'm still [Cm] raising King.
[Ab] I've taken the [Eb] low road, [G] and if you've done [Cm] the same, [Ab] meet me down there by [Eb] the train,
down there by [Bb] the train, down there by [Eb]
the train, down there by [Ab]
the train, down [Eb] there
where the train [Bb] goes [Eb]
slow.
[Bb] Down there [Eb] by the train, down there by [Bb] the train, down there by [Eb]
the train, down there
[Ab] by the train, down there where the [Eb] train [Bb] goes, down there where the train goes [Ab] slow.
[Eb]
Amen.
Key:
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Ab
Bb
G
Cm
Eb
Ab
Bb
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ There's a place I know _ [Ab] where the train [Eb] goes slow, _ _ _ where sinners can be washed in the [Ab] blood
of the [Bb] Lamb.
_ _ _ _ [Ab] There's a river by [Eb] the _ trestle, [G] where our sinners [Cm] grow.
_ _ _ [Ab] _ Down where [Eb] the old willow [G] and the _ [Cm] dogwood grows.
[Ab] Down there by [Eb] the train, _ _ down there by the [Bb] train, _ _ down there by _ [Eb] the train, _ down there
by [Ab] the train, _ _ down there [Eb] where the train _ _ [Bb] _ goes _ [Eb] slow.
_ You _ _ _ _ can hear the whistle, _ [Ab] you can [Eb] hear the bell, _ from the halls of heaven _ [Ab] to the gates of [Bb] hell.
_ _ And [Ab] there's room for the [Eb] forsaken _ [G] if you're there [Cm] on time.
_ _ [Ab] _
You'll be washed of [Eb] all your sins [G] and all of [Cm] your crimes.
[Ab] Down there by the [Eb] train, _ _ down there by [Bb] the train, _ down there [Eb] by the train, _ down there
by [Ab] the train, _ down there where [Eb] the train _ [Bb] _ _
goes _ [Eb] slow. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ And the golden moon [Ab] _ shines up to the [Eb] mist, _ and I know that your name [Ab] will be on that [Bb] list. _
[Ab] There's no eye for [Eb] an eye, _ [G] there's no truth for [Cm] a truth.
_ [Ab] I saw [Eb] Judas the scared, [G] carried in John [Cm] Wilkes' boot.
[Ab] Down there by [Eb] the train, _ _ down there by [Bb] the train, _ down there [Eb] by the train, _ down there
by [Ab] the train, _ down there where [Eb] the train _ _ [Bb] _ goes _ _ [Eb] slow. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ So if you live in darkness, [Ab] if you live in [Eb] shame, _ _ all of the passengers [Ab] will be treated [Bb] the same.
_ [Ab] Oh, and old Humpty [Eb] Jackson, [G] and Jip the Blood, will [Cm]
sing.
_ [Ab] And _ Charlie [Eb]
Whitman is holding [G] on to _ _ [Cm] Dillinger's wings.
[Ab] Down there [Eb] by the train, _ _ down there by [Bb] the train, _ _ down there by [Eb] the train, down there
by [Ab] the train, _ down there where [Eb] the train _ _
[Bb] _ _ goes [Eb] slow. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
So if you lost all your hope, [Ab] _ you [Eb] lost all your faith, _ I know you will be careful, [Ab] I
know you will [Bb] be safe.
[Ab] And all of the [Eb]
shameful, _ [G] and all of the [Cm]
whores, _ [Ab] and even [Eb] a soldier [G] who pierced the heart [Cm] of
the Lord [Ab] is down there [Eb] by the train, _ _ down there [Bb] by the train, _ down there [Eb] by the train,
down there [Ab] by the train, down there where the [Eb] _ train _
[Bb] _ _ goes [Eb] _ slow. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I've never asked [Ab] forgiveness, _ never said [Eb] a prayer, _ _ I've never given up myself, [Ab] and I've
never [Bb] truly cared.
_ [Ab] I've hurt the [Eb] ones who love me, [G] and I'm still [Cm] raising King.
_ [Ab] _ I've taken the [Eb] low road, _ [G] and if you've done [Cm] the same, [Ab] meet me down there by [Eb] the train,
_ _ down there by [Bb] the train, _ down there by [Eb]
the train, _ down there by [Ab]
the train, down [Eb] there
where the train _ _ [Bb] _ _ goes [Eb] _
slow.
_ [Bb] _ Down there [Eb] by the train, _ down there by [Bb] the train, _ down there by [Eb]
the train, _ _ down there
[Ab] by the train, down there where the [Eb] train _ _ _ [Bb] goes, _ _ _ down there where the train _ _ _ goes [Ab] slow. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
Amen. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ There's a place I know _ [Ab] where the train [Eb] goes slow, _ _ _ where sinners can be washed in the [Ab] blood
of the [Bb] Lamb.
_ _ _ _ [Ab] There's a river by [Eb] the _ trestle, [G] where our sinners [Cm] grow.
_ _ _ [Ab] _ Down where [Eb] the old willow [G] and the _ [Cm] dogwood grows.
[Ab] Down there by [Eb] the train, _ _ down there by the [Bb] train, _ _ down there by _ [Eb] the train, _ down there
by [Ab] the train, _ _ down there [Eb] where the train _ _ [Bb] _ goes _ [Eb] slow.
_ You _ _ _ _ can hear the whistle, _ [Ab] you can [Eb] hear the bell, _ from the halls of heaven _ [Ab] to the gates of [Bb] hell.
_ _ And [Ab] there's room for the [Eb] forsaken _ [G] if you're there [Cm] on time.
_ _ [Ab] _
You'll be washed of [Eb] all your sins [G] and all of [Cm] your crimes.
[Ab] Down there by the [Eb] train, _ _ down there by [Bb] the train, _ down there [Eb] by the train, _ down there
by [Ab] the train, _ down there where [Eb] the train _ [Bb] _ _
goes _ [Eb] slow. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ And the golden moon [Ab] _ shines up to the [Eb] mist, _ and I know that your name [Ab] will be on that [Bb] list. _
[Ab] There's no eye for [Eb] an eye, _ [G] there's no truth for [Cm] a truth.
_ [Ab] I saw [Eb] Judas the scared, [G] carried in John [Cm] Wilkes' boot.
[Ab] Down there by [Eb] the train, _ _ down there by [Bb] the train, _ down there [Eb] by the train, _ down there
by [Ab] the train, _ down there where [Eb] the train _ _ [Bb] _ goes _ _ [Eb] slow. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ So if you live in darkness, [Ab] if you live in [Eb] shame, _ _ all of the passengers [Ab] will be treated [Bb] the same.
_ [Ab] Oh, and old Humpty [Eb] Jackson, [G] and Jip the Blood, will [Cm]
sing.
_ [Ab] And _ Charlie [Eb]
Whitman is holding [G] on to _ _ [Cm] Dillinger's wings.
[Ab] Down there [Eb] by the train, _ _ down there by [Bb] the train, _ _ down there by [Eb] the train, down there
by [Ab] the train, _ down there where [Eb] the train _ _
[Bb] _ _ goes [Eb] slow. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
So if you lost all your hope, [Ab] _ you [Eb] lost all your faith, _ I know you will be careful, [Ab] I
know you will [Bb] be safe.
[Ab] And all of the [Eb]
shameful, _ [G] and all of the [Cm]
whores, _ [Ab] and even [Eb] a soldier [G] who pierced the heart [Cm] of
the Lord [Ab] is down there [Eb] by the train, _ _ down there [Bb] by the train, _ down there [Eb] by the train,
down there [Ab] by the train, down there where the [Eb] _ train _
[Bb] _ _ goes [Eb] _ slow. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I've never asked [Ab] forgiveness, _ never said [Eb] a prayer, _ _ I've never given up myself, [Ab] and I've
never [Bb] truly cared.
_ [Ab] I've hurt the [Eb] ones who love me, [G] and I'm still [Cm] raising King.
_ [Ab] _ I've taken the [Eb] low road, _ [G] and if you've done [Cm] the same, [Ab] meet me down there by [Eb] the train,
_ _ down there by [Bb] the train, _ down there by [Eb]
the train, _ down there by [Ab]
the train, down [Eb] there
where the train _ _ [Bb] _ _ goes [Eb] _
slow.
_ [Bb] _ Down there [Eb] by the train, _ down there by [Bb] the train, _ down there by [Eb]
the train, _ _ down there
[Ab] by the train, down there where the [Eb] train _ _ _ [Bb] goes, _ _ _ down there where the train _ _ _ goes [Ab] slow. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
Amen. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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