Written by Traditional
Intro: G G Am G Verse G Where was you when the train left town? G D G I's standin' on the corner with my head hung down. G D F G Hey, the train carried my girl from town, G D G Hey, heyey hey. Train sound Instrumental G G Am G Verse G I wish to the Lord that the train would wreck, G D G Kill the engineer and break the fireman's neck. G D F D Hey, that train carried my girl from town G D G Hey, heyey hey. Instrumental: G G Am G Verse G Rations on the table and the coffee's gettin' cold, G D G some dirty rounder stole my jelly roll. G D F D Hey, that train carried my girl from town G D G Hey, heyey hey. Train sound Instrumental G G Am G Verse G There goes my girl, somebod bring her back, G D G 'Cause she's got her hand in my money sack. G D F D Hey, that train carried my girl from town G D G Hey, heyey hey. Train sound Instrumental G G Am G Outro G Ashes to ashes and dust to dust, G D G Lord show me the woman that a man can trust. G D F D Hey, that train carried my girl from town G D G Hey, heyey hey.