All the chords in the song are the standard chord shape: C G E F G7 E7 -0---3---0---1---1---0-| -1---0---0---1---0---3-| -0---0---1---2---0---1-| -2---0---2---3---0---2-| -3---2---2---3---2---2-| -----3---0---1---3---0-| While this song may look really complicated, it is simply a melody played over a travis riff and a rolling riff. To play the melody, use your left pinky to fret notes that are not part of one of the chords. The bass notes of the chords always walk on the eighth note, and the melody, for the most part, is on the beat. A section: /chords:-C---C---C---C---G---G7--G---G---G---G---G---G---C---C---C---C---| |timing:-1---2---3---4---1---2---3---4---1---2---3---4---1---2---3---4---| | | | | |e|-3---0----------------3--1-------3---1----------------3--0-------| |T |b|---------3---1----0-----------0----------3----0---1----------0---| | A |g|----------------0---0-------0---------------0---0---0-------0----| | B |d|---2---2---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---2---2---2---2-| |1 |a|-3---3---3---3-----------------------------------3---3---3---3---| |treb|E|-----------------3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-------------------| | |: | |: \finger|: B section: /chords:-E---E---E---E7--F---F---F---F---C---C---G---G---C---C-----------| |timing:-1-&-2---3---4---1-&-2---3---4---1---2---3---4---1---2-----------| | | | | |e|---0--1--0--------------------1--0-------------------------------| |T |b|--------------3----1--3--1------------1--0---3---1---------------| | A |g|---1---1----1---1--2--------2-------0----------------------------| | B |d|-----------2---2---3---x---3-------2---2---0---0-----------------| |2 |a|---------------------------------3---3-------2---3-0-------------| |treb|E|-0---0---0---0---1---1---1---1-----------3-----------3-0---------| | |: | |: \finger|: Freight train, Freight train, gone so fast Freight train, Freight train, gone so fast Please don't tell what train I'm on They won't know what route I've gone When I am dead and in my grave No more good times here I crave Place the stones at my head and feet Tell them all that I've gone to sleep. When I die, Lord, bury me deep Way down on old Chestnut street Then I can hear old Number 9 As she comes rolling by. Freight train, Freight train, gone so fast Freight train, Freight train, gone so fast Please don't tell what train I'm on They won't know what route I've gone The melody follows the guitar melody. The first two lines are to the A section, the second two are to the B. In between the verses, you can also play an alternate B section to break things up. /chords:-E---E---E---E7--F---F---F---F---C---C---G---G---C---C-----------| |timing:-1-&-2---3---4---1-&-2---3---4---1---2---3---4---1---2-----------| | | | | |e|---0-----0------------1-------1--0-------------------------------| |T |b|------3-------3----1-----131----------1--0---3---1---------------| | A |g|---1---1----1---1--2---------2------0----------------------------| | B |d|-----------2---2---3---x----3------2---2---0---0-----------------| |3 |a|---------------------------------3---3-------2---3-0-------------| |treb|E|-0---0---0---0---1---1---1---1-----------3-----------3-0---------| | |: | |: \finger|: