Written by Jimmie Rodgers
Intro G D B7 E A7 DInterlude D A7 DVerse 1:
D All around the water tank G D Waiting for a train G D B7 A thousand miles away from home E A7 Sleeping in the rain D I walked up to a brakeman G D To give him a line of talk G D B7 He said, "If you've got money E A7 I'll see that you don't walk" D I haven't got a nickel G D Not a penny can I show G D B7 "Get off, get off, you railroad bum" E A7 D He slammed the boxcar doorOutro D A7 DVerse 2:
D He put me off in Texas G D A state I dearly love G D B7 The wide open spaces all around me E A7 The moon and stars up above D Nobody seems to want me G D Or lend me a helping hand G D B7 I'm on my way from Frisco E A7 I'm going back to Dixieland D Though my pocketbook is empty G D And my heart is filled with pain G D B7 I'm a thousand miles away from home E A7 D Waiting for a train