Blue Railroad Train Chords

KeyE CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays482

Blue Railroad Train by Doc Watson is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of E. It uses the chords E, A and E7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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Intro: E  A  E 


verse 1 

E                                                       A E                   
Blue railroad train, I'm goin' down the railroad track 
   A                                                        E  
It makes me feel so doggone blue to listen to that old smokestack 
E                                             A E 
Drivers a-rollin' on, leavin' me here behind 
A                                                          E 
Give me back them good old days and let me ramble down the line 


Instrumental: E A E 


verse 2 

E                                            A E 
Blue railroad train, leavin' me here alone 
    A                                                              E 
You treatn' me good, you treat'n me bad, you're makin' me think of home 
E                                                            A E 
I hear that lonesome train and love to hear the whistle blow 
      A                                                       E 
She's takin' the sun and leavin' the rain and makin' me wanna go 


Instrumental: E  A E 


verse 3 

E                                            A E 
I've got the blues, longin' for her company 
     A                                              E 
It's many miles from where I am to the only one for me 
E                                               A E 
It's so lonesome here, waitin' for the manifest 
  A                                                   E 
I hope that engineer is kind, enough to let me be his guest 


Instrumental: E A E 


Outro 

E                                          A E 
Blue railroad train, a good old pal to me 
A                                                     E 
Takes me everywhere I wanna go, get my transportation free 

E  A   E E7 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante