Downbound train
Em - G - D (2x)
Em G
1. I had a job, I had a girl,
D
I had something going, mister,
in this world.
Em G
I got laid off at the lumber
yard,
D
our love went bad, times got
hard.
C D
Now I work down at the carwash,
Em
where all it ever does is rain,
C D
don't you feel like you're a rider
Em D
on a downbound train ?
Em G
2. She just said, Joe, I gotta go,
D
we had it once,
we ain't got it any more.
Em G
She packed her bags left me
behind,
D
she bought a ticket on the
Central Line
C D
Nights as I sleep, I hear that
whistle whining,
Em
I feel her kiss in the misty
rain,
C
D Em D
and I feel like I'm a rider on
a downbound train.
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instrumental = last three lines of verse 2
Em G
3. Last night I heard your voice,
D
you were crying, crying, you
were so alone.
Em G
You said, your love had never
died,
D
you were waiting for me at
home.
Em G
Put on my jacket, I ran
through the woods,
D
I ran till I thought my chest would explode.
Em G
There in the clearing, beyond
the highway,
D
in the moonlight, our wedding
house shone.
Em G
I rushed through the yard, I burst through the front door,
D
my head pounding hard, up the
stairs I climbed.
Em G
The room was dark, our bed was
empty,
D
then I heard that long whistle
whine.
C G - -
And I dropped to my knees,
hung my head and cried.
Em D
3. Now I swing a sledge hammer on a railroad gang,
Em
knocking down them cross ties,
working in the rain,
C D Em D
now don't
it feel like you're a rider on a downbound train.
Em - G - D (4x) …. (capo 3rd) (Bruce Springsteen)