C                          F
I broke down in East Saint Louis
C           F
Kansas City line
C               Am
drunk up all my money
       D7             G7
that I borrowed every time
      C                F
and I fell down at the derby
C                  F
night's black as a crow
         C     Am
It was a train got me here
   D7          G7      C     F  C  F
no train gonna take me home

[Verse 2]
C                      F
What made my dreams so hollow
C                F
standing at that depot
C               Am
steeple full of blackbirds
           D7             G7
they could never ring the bell
      C                F
I've come ten thousand miles
C                   F
i've got nothing to show
         C            Am
it was a train got me here
   D7           G7       C
no train gonna get me home

[Interlude] C F - C F7 - C Am - D7 G7 C

[Verse 3]
C               F
Remember when I left
C               F
I didn't even pack
  C                     Am
I just up and went with nothing
         D7               G7
but this dress here on my back
     C             F
I am sorry for the things I've done
C              F
out here on my own
         C     Am
it was a train got me here
   D7          G7     C     F
no train gonna get me home
  C            Am
a train got me here
                     D7         G7           C
there ain't no kinda train ever gonna get me home