Intro
Em Em Em Em x2
Verse 1
I Em just came down from Chippewa, had a C station wagon and a hundred dollars
D Thinkin' about the girl I'd lost a Em year before
I hadn't Em seen her for some time, thought C I might go on by
When your D memory came floodin' in and you Em closed that door
Chorus
Wish I was a Em freight train baby, wish I was a C diesel locomotive
I'd come D whistlin' down your track Em crashin' in your door
Wish I was a Em freight train baby, wish I didn't C have a heart
You need a D shovel for the coal Em just to get me started
Wish I was a Em freight train baby, wish I was a C freight train baby
Wish I was a D freight train Em
Verse 2
Well, Em every time I talk to you I C hear your jealous lies
I D feel like I've been left abandoned on Em some old railway side
And Em every time I hear your voice my C water just gets cold
My D stoker will not stoke and my Em boiler will not boil.
Chorus
Instrumental
Em Em C C D D Em Em
Em Em C C D D Em Em Em Em
Verse 3
Well, Em every time I fell behind I C could not get ahead
I D wish someone would pull the lever and Em give me a little sand
And Em every time I slip behind C even further back
I D wish some switch man would come out of the Em fog and change my track
Chorus
Wish I was a Em freight train baby, wish I was a C diesel locomotive
I'd come D whistlin' down your track Em crashin' in your door
Wish I was a Em freight train baby, wish I didn't C have a heart
You need a D shovel for the coal Em just to get me started
Wish I was a Em freight train baby, wish I was a C freight train baby
Wish I was a D freight train Em
Instrumental
Em Em C C D D Em Em x4
Chorus
Outro
Em Em C C D D Em Em x9 fade out