C G7 C C7 F Fm C
all around the water tank waiting for a train
F C Am D7 G7
a thousand miles away from home sleeping in the rain
C G7 C C7 F Fm C
i walked up to a brakeman just to give him a line of talk
F C D7 G7
he said if you’ve got money i’ll see that you don’t walk
C G7 C C7 F Fm C
well i haven’t got a nickel not a penny can i show
F C D7 G7 C
he said get off you railroad bum and he slammed the boxcar door

yodel C F C G7 C

G7 C G7 C C7 F Fm C
well he put me off in texas a place i dearly love
F C D7 G7
the wide open spaces all around me the moon and stars above
C G7 C C7 F Fm C
nobody seems to want me nor to lend me a helping hand
F C D7 G7
i’m on my way from frisco heading back to dixie land
C G7 C C7 F Fm C
my pocketbook is empty my heart is willed with pain
F C D7 G7 C
i’m a thousand miles away from home just waiting for a train

yodel C F C G7 C