[Introduction]
[A] [D]
[Verse 1]
[D]Look a-yonder comin', comin' down that railroad track[D7]
Look a-[G]yonder comin', comin' down that railroad [D]track
See that [A]black smoke rolling, rolling from that old smoke [D]stack
[D]Yodel -ayee a[A]yee o-[D]layee
[Verse 2]
[D]Every time I hear that lonesome railroad train[D7] ( spoken:have mercy Lord)
[G]Every time I hear that lonesome railroad [D]train
[A7]Lord it makes me wish that I was going home a[D]gain
[Instrumental]
[D] [A] [D]
[D] [D7]
[G] [D]
[A] [D]
[D] [A7] [D]
[Verse 3]
[D]When a woman gets the blues she hangs her little head and cries[D7]
When a [G]woman gets the blues she hangs her head and [D]cries
But when a [A]man gets the blues he grabs a freight and [D]rides
[D]Yodel -ayee a[A]yee o-[D]layee (spoken: Tell me about them blues son)
[Instrumental]
[D7]
[G] [D]
[A] [D]
[D] [A7] [D]
[Verse 4]
[D]I got the blues so bad the whole round world looks blue[D7]
I got the [G]blues so bad the whole round world looks [D]blue
Lord I [A]ain't got a dime, I don't know what to [D]do
[D]Yodel -ayee a[A]yee o-[D]layee
[Verse 5]
[D]I'm wearied now, I'm gonna leave this town[D7]
I'm [G]weary now and I'm gonna leave this [D]town
Lord I [A]can't find a job, I'm tired of hanging a[D]round
[D]Yodel -ayee a[A]yee o-[D]layee
[A] [D]
[Verse 1]
[D]Look a-yonder comin', comin' down that railroad track[D7]
Look a-[G]yonder comin', comin' down that railroad [D]track
See that [A]black smoke rolling, rolling from that old smoke [D]stack
[D]Yodel -ayee a[A]yee o-[D]layee
[Verse 2]
[D]Every time I hear that lonesome railroad train[D7] ( spoken:have mercy Lord)
[G]Every time I hear that lonesome railroad [D]train
[A7]Lord it makes me wish that I was going home a[D]gain
[Instrumental]
[D] [A] [D]
[D] [D7]
[G] [D]
[A] [D]
[D] [A7] [D]
[Verse 3]
[D]When a woman gets the blues she hangs her little head and cries[D7]
When a [G]woman gets the blues she hangs her head and [D]cries
But when a [A]man gets the blues he grabs a freight and [D]rides
[D]Yodel -ayee a[A]yee o-[D]layee (spoken: Tell me about them blues son)
[Instrumental]
[D7]
[G] [D]
[A] [D]
[D] [A7] [D]
[Verse 4]
[D]I got the blues so bad the whole round world looks blue[D7]
I got the [G]blues so bad the whole round world looks [D]blue
Lord I [A]ain't got a dime, I don't know what to [D]do
[D]Yodel -ayee a[A]yee o-[D]layee
[Verse 5]
[D]I'm wearied now, I'm gonna leave this town[D7]
I'm [G]weary now and I'm gonna leave this [D]town
Lord I [A]can't find a job, I'm tired of hanging a[D]round
[D]Yodel -ayee a[A]yee o-[D]layee