Alabama – Ride The Train (Guitar)

Capo 2
Key
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Chords

[Intro 1] Arpeggio – Tempo is about 62 G C D G G F Am G [Intro 2] Increase tempo to about 124 G F C G G F C G [Verse 1]
G               C            D           G
Orange Blossom Special, the Wabash Cannonball.

G               C               A               D
The Chattanooga Choo-Choo, this hobo's seen ‘em all.

     G                 C          G                 C
I've watched the Santa Fe lay her smoke against the sky.

     G              C            D                   G
And listened to old Number Three rolling through the night.
[Chorus]
G           C              G
Ride the traaain, ride the train.

G            Am           C
Anywhere I'm going I ride trains.

C             Am             G
Sleepin’ in a boxcar when it rains.

G        C   D             G
Ride the traaain, ride the train.
[Solo] G C D G G G C Am D D G C G C G C D G [Verse 2]
G              C          D          G
The Southern Pacific, the Overland Express.

G            C               A               D
Up ahead the coal cars, with West Virginia's best.

     G          C           G             C
And Oklahoma's Frisco, the biggest one of all.

     G               C              D                   G
I've listened to the silver steed's lonesome midnight call.
[Chorus]
G           C              G
Ride the traaain, ride the train.

G            Am           C
Anywhere I'm going I ride trains.

C             Am             G
Sleepin’ in a boxcar when it rains.

G        C   D             G
Ride the traaain, ride the train.
[Chorus] N.C. (Use chicken scratch strumming for this chorus section) Ride the traaain, ride the train. Anywhere I'm going I ride trains. Sleepin’ in a boxcar when it rains. Ride the traaain, ride the train. [Chorus]
G           C              G
Ride the traaain, ride the train.

G            Am           C
Anywhere I'm going I ride trains.

C             Am             G
Sleepin’ in a boxcar when it rains.

G        C   D             G
Ride the traaain, ride the train.
[Outro]
G   C   Am  G
Traaaaaaaaaains.
Slow tempo to 62 G C D G G F Am G Increase tempo back to 124 G F C G
G           C              G
Ride the traaain, ride the train.

G            Am           C
Anywhere I'm going I ride trains.

C             Am             G
Sleepin’ in a boxcar when it rains.

G        C   D             G
Ride the traaain, ride the train.

G   C   Am  G
Traaaaaaaaaains.