(GmBbF)
GmBb
I had a job, I had a girl
F
I had something going mister in this world
GmBb
I got laid off down at the lumber yard
F
Our love went bad, times got hard
EbF
Now I work down at the carwash
Gm
Where all it ever does is rain
EbFGmBbF
Don't you feel like you're a rider on a downbound train
GmBb
She just said "Joe I gotta go
F
We had it once we ain't got it any more"
GmBb
She packed her bags left me behind
F
She bought a ticket on the Central Line
EbF
Nights as I sleep, I hear that whistle whining
Gm
I feel her kiss in the misty rain
EbFGmBbF
And I feel like I'm a rider on a downbound train
(GmBbF)
GmBb
Last night I heard your voice
F
You were crying, crying, you were so alone
GmBb
You said your love had never died
F
You were waiting for me at home
GmBb
Put on my jacket, I ran through the woods
F
I ran till I thought my chest would explode
GmBb
There in the clearing, beyond the highway
F
In the moonlight, our wedding house shone
GmBb
I rushed through the yard, I burst through the front door
F
My head pounding hard, upstairs I climbed
GmBb
The room was dark, our bed was empty
F
Then I heard that long whistle whine
EbBb
And I dropped to my knees, hung my head and cried
EbF
Now I swing a hammer on a road gang
Gm
Knocking down them cross ties, working in the rain
EbFGmBbFGmBbF
Now don't it feel like you're a rider on a downbound train
(GmBbF)