capo on 3rd “concert key f”
verses ( guitar key ) : D – Em – A – G – D
chorus ( guitar key ) : G – D – G – D – A
D
i dressed up as a good man
Em
i charmed with all my might
A
i made you my girlfriend
| G D | D
i made you my wife
D
yeah we got ourselves a little place
Em
then i woke up to find
A
a rollin’ iron boxcar
| G D | D A
that was taking me down the line
D
yeah i’m carrying a lot of postcards
Em
i’m going west awhile
A
through the fields and rusty train yards
| G D | D
till the rails run out of miles
D
till they put me on the westbound
Em
singing sweetly over me
A
your sound will be a rebound
| G D | D A
and the rails will trouble me
( chorus )
G
got her sound in the distance
G D D
and the sound of runnings’ always on my feet
G
got her sound in the distance
G D A
and the sound of runnings’ always racing me
D
i passed the folks that never move
Em
though their running every one
A
and me i’ll run the mainlines
| G D | D
until my racings done
D
till they put me on the westbound
Em
singing sweetly over me
A
your sound will be a rebound
| G D | D A
and the rails will trouble me
repeat chorus x2
G – G – D – A – G – D
capo on 3rd “concert key f”
verses ( guitar key ) : D – Em – A – G – D
chorus ( guitar key ) : G – D – G – D – A
D
i dressed up as a good man
Em
i charmed with all my might
A
i made you my girlfriend
| G D | D
i made you my wife
D
yeah we got ourselves a little place
Em
then i woke up to find
A
a rollin’ iron boxcar
| G D | D A
that was taking me down the line
D
yeah i’m carrying a lot of postcards
Em
i’m going west awhile
A
through the fields and rusty train yards
| G D | D
till the rails run out of miles
D
till they put me on the westbound
Em
singing sweetly over me
A
your sound will be a rebound
| G D | D A
and the rails will trouble me
( chorus )
G
got her sound in the distance
G D D
and the sound of runnings’ always on my feet
G
got her sound in the distance
G D A
and the sound of runnings’ always racing me
D
i passed the folks that never move
Em
though their running every one
A
and me i’ll run the mainlines
| G D | D
until my racings done
D
till they put me on the westbound
Em
singing sweetly over me
A
your sound will be a rebound
| G D | D A
and the rails will trouble me
repeat chorus x2
G – G – D – A – G – D
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