Waiting For a Train

This is probably my favorite Jimmie Rodgers song.

(G) All (D7) around the (G) water (G7) tank
(C) waiting for a (G) train
A (C) thousand miles (G) away from home
(A7) sleeping in the (D7) rain
Well, I (G) walked up (D7) to a (G) brakeman (G7)
to (C) give him a line of (G) talk
He (C) said "If you got the (G) money
I'll (A7) see that you don't (D7) walk"
But I (G) haven't (D7) got a (G) nickel (G7)
not a (C) penny can I (B7) show
He (C) said "Get off! You (G) railroad bum"
and (A7) slammed the (D7) box car (G) door

(yodel) (G) (D7) (G)

Well, they put me (D7) off in (G) Texas (G7)
a (C) place I surely (G) love
the (C) wide open spaces (G) around me
the (A7) moon and stars (D7) above
But (G) nobody (D7) seems to (G) want me (G7)
or (C) give me a helping (G) hand
I'm (C) on my way from (G) Frisco
going (A7) to the Dixie (D7) land
But my (G) pocket (D7) book is (G) empty
my (C) heart is filled with (B7) pain
A (C) thousand miles (G) away from home
(A7) waiting (D7) for a (G) train

(Yodel) (G) (D7) (G)

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[SirCoughsalot]

My and my uncle were singing this on my grandmother's front porch this morning. Love this song.

[MissPickletoes]

Trying to post again.....lol....(bad speller)

Great singing..and pretty good yodelling too!