Year: 1984 - Album: Born in the U.S.A.
Written by Bruce Springsteen
Em G D Em G I had a job, I had a girl D I had something going mister in this world Em G I got laid off down at the lumber yard D Our love went bad, times got hard C D Now I work down at the carwash Em Where all it ever does is rain C D Em G D Don't you feel like you're a rider on a downbound train Em G She just said "Joe I gotta go D We had it once we ain't got it any more" Em G She packed her bags left me behind D She bought a ticket on the Central Line C D Nights as I sleep, I hear that whistle whining Em I feel her kiss in the misty rain C D Em G D And I feel like I'm a rider on a downbound train Em G D Em G Last night I heard your voice D You were crying, crying, you were so alone Em G You said your love had never died D You were waiting for me at home Em G Put on my jacket, I ran through the woods D I ran till I thought my chest would explode Em G There in the clearing, beyond the highway D In the moonlight, our wedding house shone Em G I rushed through the yard, I burst through the front door D My head pounding hard, upstairs I climbed Em G The room was dark, our bed was empty D Then I heard that long whistle whine C G And I dropped to my knees, hung my head and cried C D Now I swing a hammer on a road gang Em Knocking down them cross ties, working in the rain C D Em G D Em G D Now don't it feel like you're a rider on a downbound train Em G D .......