(intro) G

              G                                                  G7
    There's a little black train that's coming, coming down the track,
     C                                              D                     G
    you gotta ride that little black train, but it ain't gonna bring you back.

         G                                                   G7
    You may be a barroom gambler, and cheat your way through life,
     C                                          D               G
    you can't cheat that little black train or beat this final ride.

         G                                              G7
    You silken barroom ladies, dressed in your worldly pride,
     C                                            D          G
    you gotta ride that little black train, it's coming in tonight.

          G                                               G7
    Your million dollar fortune, your mansion glittering white,
     C                                     D               G
    you can't take it with you, when the train rolls in tonight.

         G                                            G7
    Get ready for your savior, and fix your business right,
     C                                         D              G
    you gotta ride that little black train to make this final ride.

         G                                              G7
    You silken barroom ladies, dressed in your worldly pride,
     C                                                D          G
    you gotta ride that little black train, and it's coming in tonight.

         G                                               G7
    You may be a barroom gambler, cheat your way through life,
     C                                          D               G
    you can't cheat that little black train or beat this final ride.

              G                                                  G7
    There's a little black train that's coming, coming down the track,
     C                                              D                     G
    you gotta ride that little black train, but it ain't gonna bring you back.