G  C  D  G  G  F  Am  G

[Intro 2]
Increase tempo to about 124
G  F  C  G
G  F  C  G

[Verse 1]
G               C            D           G
Orange Blossom Special, the Wabash Cannonball.
G               C               A               D
The Chattanooga Choo-Choo, this hobo's seen ‘em all.
     G                 C          G                 C
I've watched the Santa Fe lay her smoke against the sky.
     G              C            D                   G
And listened to old Number Three rolling through the night.

[Chorus]
G           C              G
Ride the traaain, ride the train.
G            Am           C
Anywhere I'm going I ride trains.
C             Am             G
Sleepin’ in a boxcar when it rains.
G        C   D             G
Ride the traaain, ride the train.

[Solo]
G   C   D   G   G
G   C   Am  D   D
G   C   G   C   G   C   D   G

[Verse 2]
G              C          D          G
The Southern Pacific, the Overland Express.
G            C               A               D
Up ahead the coal cars, with West Virginia's best.
     G          C           G             C
And Oklahoma's Frisco, the biggest one of all.
     G               C              D                   G
I've listened to the silver steed's lonesome midnight call.

[Chorus]
G           C              G
Ride the traaain, ride the train.
G            Am           C
Anywhere I'm going I ride trains.
C             Am             G
Sleepin’ in a boxcar when it rains.
G        C   D             G
Ride the traaain, ride the train.

[Chorus]
N.C. (Use chicken scratch strumming for this chorus section)
Ride the traaain, ride the train.
Anywhere I'm going I ride trains.
Sleepin’ in a boxcar when it rains.
Ride the traaain, ride the train.

[Chorus]
G           C              G
Ride the traaain, ride the train.
G            Am           C
Anywhere I'm going I ride trains.
C             Am             G
Sleepin’ in a boxcar when it rains.
G        C   D             G
Ride the traaain, ride the train.

[Outro]
G   C   Am  G
Traaaaaaaaaains.

Slow tempo to 62
G  C  D  G  G  F  Am  G

Increase tempo back to 124
G  F  C  G

G           C              G
Ride the traaain, ride the train.
G            Am           C
Anywhere I'm going I ride trains.
C             Am             G
Sleepin’ in a boxcar when it rains.
G        C   D             G
Ride the traaain, ride the train.

G   C   Am  G
Traaaaaaaaaains.