Eddie Noack – Train Whistle Medley (Guitar)
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"Train Whistle Medley" - Eddie Noack (originally by Jimmie Rodgers)
Track 4 of 12 on the album "Remembering Jimmie Rodgers" (1970)
[Intro]
B7 E
[Verse 1]
E E7 Portland, Maine is just the same as sunny Tennessee A E Portland, Maine is just the same as sunny Tennessee B7 E Any old place I hang my hat is home sweet home to me
[Verse 2]
E E7 Now, I can see a train coming down the railroad track A E I see that train coming down the railroad track B7 E E7 And I love to hear the bark of that old smokestack
[Verse 3]
A A7 When a woman gets the blues, she hangs her little head and cries D A When a woman gets the blues, she hangs her little head and cries E7 A But when a man gets blue, he grabs a train and flies
[Verse 4]
A A7 I'll eat my breakfast here and my dinner in New Orleans D A I'll eat my breakfast here, get my dinner in New Orleans E7 A Bb B I'm gonna get me a mama, Lord, I ain't never seen
[Verse 5]
E E7 Let me be a sidetrack, Mama, 'til your mainline comes A E Let me be a sidetrack, Mama, 'til your mainline comes B7 E 'cause I can do more switching than your mainline ever done
[Verse 6]
E E7 If that's your mama, you better tie her to your side A E If that's your mama, you better tie her to your side (hey hey hey) B7 E 'cause if she flags my train, I'm sure gonna let her ride
[Verse 7]
E E7 I got the California blues and I'm sure gonna leave you here (I'm leaving you, honey) A E I got the California blues and I'm sure gonna leave you here B7 E I may ride the blinds, I ain't got no railroad fare
[Outro]
E B7 E