** ----------------------------------------------------------- C F C When I was a little boy I used to lie in my bed F C G and listen for the '9:09' F C It never ran on Christmas or the day that Jesus died G C but every other day it ran on time C F C It always made me lonesome, but it brought me comfort F C G and what it did to me I can't explain F C And as I wonder through this harsh and gentle world G C Oh every now and then I wish I was a train Chrous F C Roll on roll on into the dark night F G Leavin' all my troubles behind F C Am Carryin' my soul far far away C Oh every now and then G C I wish I was a train I loaded trucks in Isa rode the dingo fences cursed the ganger on the western line Started throwin' punches in a bar at Charters Towers They threw the book at me I did my time Chorus Bridge F C Cause a train don't weep a train don't feel F C G heartache sadness and pain F C Am And when I die just let my spirit ride C G C on the boxcar of an ever rollin' train Chorus