Tom: Bb
Verse 1:
F
There's an engine at the station and the whistle calls my name,
C Bb F
It's callin' callin' callin', 'Come and get aboard the train.'
My baby's gone and I'm alone to live in misery,
C Bb F
I'm gonna call and make a reservation for me.
Chorus 1:
F C
Gonna ride a blue train, gonna ride a blue train.
F C
Gonna ride a blue train, gonna ride a blue train.
Solo 1:
Verse 2:
F
I'm gonna climb aboard and ride until I learn to smile,
C Bb F
I'll be knockin' out the blues while I'm knockin' out the miles.
With my guitar, beat and rythm, to the click-clack of the wheels
C Bb F
I'm gonna sing the blues 'cause that's the way that I feel.
Chorus 2:
F C
Gonna ride a blue train, gonna ride a blue train.
F C
Gonna ride a blue train, gonna ride a blue train.
Solo 2:
Verse 3:
F
Conductor, go and tell the man to shovel on the coal
C Bb F
It doesn't seem half as bad as long as I can roll.
Give me another ticket and I'll stay and ride with you.
C Bb F
There's nothing left to live for in this world we're rollin' through.
Chorus 3:
F C
Gonna ride a blue train, gonna ride a blue train.
F C
Gonna ride a blue train, gonna ride a blue train.
Solo 3: