Train Whistle Medley
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
"Train Whistle Medley" - Eddie Noack (originally by Jimmie Rodgers)
Track 4 of 12 on the album "Remembering Jimmie Rodgers" (1970)
Link to song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_2HuFRsqYY
[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
How to play Train Whistle Medley
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Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
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