Trixie Smith - Freight Train Blues Chords by Various Artists

Tempo:
92.1 bpm
Chords used:

G

D

C

Gm

F#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Trixie Smith - Freight Train Blues chords
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[A#] [G] [C]
[D] [G] [D#] [G] [A#m] [D]
[G] I hate to hear that freight [F#] train [G] blow boo.
[F#] [Gm] [G]
I [C] hate to hear that freight [D] train [G] blow boo.
[D] [Gm] [G]
[D] Every time I hear it [G] blowin' I [D] feel like [G] ridin' through.
[A] [D#m] [A#] [D]
[G] I asked the brakeman [C] [Bm]
[B] [C] [G]
[C] to let me [Am]
[G] ride the blind.
[F#] He [D] said, little [G] girlie, you know [F#] this train [G] ain't [C#] [Cm] [B] [D]
[G] [Cm]
[G] [F#m]
[C]
[G] flyin'.
[Em] [G]
[F] [D] [G] [D] [G]
[A] [G] [A#m] [D]
[G] That's a mean old fireman, [Am] cruel [C] old [G] engineer.
[C] It [G]
[Gm] [G] [G] was [Gm]
[D] a mean old train [G] that took my [Bm] man away [G] from here.
[Cm] [D#m] [G] [Gm] [D] [G] I've got the freight train blues, [C] but I'm too [D] darn mean [G] to [E] cry.
[G]
[Gm] I've got the freight train blues, too [F#] darn [G] mean to cry.
[D] I'm gonna love that [Gm] man [Em] [F#] till the day [G] he [C#] dies.
[C] [A#] [D] [G]
There's three trains ready, [Em] but none ain't goin' [G] my way.
[C] I say there's three trains ready, but none [Gm] ain't goin' my way.
[F#] [G]
But [D] the sun's gonna [G] shine in my [Am] back door [G] someday.
[Cm] [G]
Key:  
G
2131
D
1321
C
3211
Gm
123111113
F#
134211112
G
2131
D
1321
C
3211
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Let's start jamming Various Artists - Trixie Smith - Freight Train Blues chords, familiarize yourself with these chords - G, D, G, C, Gm and G in sequence. For best results, commence at 46 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 92. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of G Major.

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[A#] _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[D] _ [G] _ _ _ [D#] _ [G] _ [A#m] _ [D] _
[G] I hate to hear that freight [F#] train [G] blow boo.
_ _ [F#] _ [Gm] _ [G] _
I [C] hate to hear that freight [D] train [G] blow boo.
_ [D] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [G] _
[D] Every time I hear it [G] blowin' I [D] feel like [G] ridin' through.
[A] _ _ [D#m] _ [A#] _ _ [D] _
[G] I asked the brakeman [C] _ _ [Bm] _
[B] _ _ [C] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ to let me [Am]
[G] ride the blind. _ _ _ _ _
[F#] He [D] said, little [G] girlie, you know [F#] this train [G] ain't _ [C#] _ [Cm] _ [B] _ [D] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] flyin'.
_ _ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _ _
[F] _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ [G] _
_ _ _ [A] _ [G] _ [A#m] _ [D] _
[G] That's a mean old fireman, [Am] cruel [C] old [G] engineer. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ It [G] _ _
[Gm] _ _ [G] [G] was _ _ _ [Gm]
[D] a mean old train [G] that took my [Bm] man away [G] from here.
[Cm] _ [D#m] _ [G] _ [Gm] _ [D] [G] I've got the freight train blues, [C] but I'm too [D] darn mean [G] to [E] cry.
[G] _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] I've got the freight train blues, _ too [F#] darn [G] mean to cry. _ _ _ _ _
[D] I'm gonna love that [Gm] man [Em] [F#] till the day [G] he [C#] dies.
[C] _ [A#] _ [D] _ _ [G] _
There's three trains ready, [Em] but none ain't goin' [G] my way. _ _ _ _ _
[C] I say there's three trains ready, but none [Gm] ain't goin' my way.
[F#] _ [G] _ _ _
But [D] the sun's gonna [G] shine in my [Am] back door [G] someday.
_ [Cm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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