CAPO 2       
KEY OF D5       
Harmonica Opening 
 

C5 
When I was a little boy I used to lie in my bed 
                       G5
and listen for the '9:09' 
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It never ran on Christmas or the day that Jesus died 
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but every other day it ran on time 
   C5
It always made me lonesome      but it brought me comfort 
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and what it did to me I can't explain 
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And as I wonder through this harsh and gentle world 
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Oh every now and then I wish I was a train 

Chrous 
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Roll on roll on into the dark night 
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Leavin' all my troubles behind 
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Carryin' my soul far far away 

Oh every now and then 
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I wish I was a train            Harmonica Break 
C5
I loaded trucks in Isa rode the dingo fences 
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cursed the ganger on the western line 
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Started throwin' punches in a bar at Charters Towers 
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They threw the book at me I did my time 

Chorus 

Bridge 
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Cause a train don't weep a train don't feel 
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heartache sadness and pain 

And F when I die just C let my spirit ride  
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on the boxcar of an ever rollin' train 

Chorus      Harmonica End