Play A Train Song - Todd Snider
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJKDlUmCliM

Intro:  G D Em C

G (320003@1)                         DSmokin (xx0232@1)long black Cadillac, engine's windin down
Em (022000@1)                           CParked (x32010@1)it up on the sidewalk like he owned the whole damn town
             G (320003@1)            D (xx0232@1)             G (320003@1)            CI'd (x32010@1)hear him talkin to some chick through a thick ghost of smoke
          G (320003@1)                       DThrough (xx0232@1)a thicker haze of southern comfort and coke
                    G (320003@1)                       DHe'd (xx0232@1)say girl you're hotter than the hinges hangin off the gates of hell
Em (022000@1)                                CDon't (x32010@1)be afraid to turn to me baby if a he don't treat you well
       G (320003@1)         D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1)                          CAnd (x32010@1)by he he meant me so I laughed and I shook his hand
G (320003@1)                                        DHe'd (xx0232@1)laugh a little bit louder as he would yell up at the band

Chorus:
G (320003@1)                DPlay (xx0232@1)a train song, pour me one more round
Em (022000@1)                             CMake'em (x32010@1)leave my boots on on the day they lay me down
       G (320003@1)      D (xx0232@1)       G (320003@1)                 CI (x32010@1)am a runaway locomotive out of my one track mind
        G (320003@1)                    D (xx0232@1)                G (320003@1)D (xx0232@1)name="chord_320003@1">G
And I'm lookin for any kind of trouble that I can find

G (320003@1)                                           DI (xx0232@1)got this old black leather jacket, got this pack of Marlboro reds
            Em (022000@1)                                CI (x32010@1)got this stash here in my pocket, got these thoughts in my own head
         G (320003@1)        D (xx0232@1)             G (320003@1)            CI (x32010@1)got to run until I've got walk or until I got to crawl
        G (320003@1)                              D (xx0232@1)            GAt (320003@1)this moment that I'm in right now and nothin else at all

Chorus:

G (320003@1)                                   DAnd (xx0232@1)the television blizzard lights we looked around his place
             Em (022000@1)                            CWe (x32010@1)found him cold there on the sofa a little smile across his face
             G (320003@1)               D (xx0232@1)     G (320003@1)                   CAnd (x32010@1)though I tried with all my sadness somehow I could never weep
      G (320003@1)                               DFor (xx0232@1)a man who looked to me like he died laughin in his sleep

G (320003@1)         DSingin (xx0232@1)a train song, drinkin one last round
Em (022000@1)                                 CWe (x32010@1)made'em leave his boots on on the day they laid him down
         G (320003@1)     D (xx0232@1)        G (320003@1)                  CHe (x32010@1)was a runaway locomotive out of his one track mind
G (320003@1)          CPlay (x32010@1)a train song
G (320003@1)          CPlay (x32010@1)a train song
G (320003@1)         D (xx0232@1)name="chord_320003@1">G
Play a train song



Submitted by mmszoo2002 on 10/13/11.  These chords and lyrics are from a couple of his 
acoustic performances that I have seen. Have fun!
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