Harvest Train Chords
Harvest Train by James Keelaghan is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G with a capo on the 5st fret. It uses the chords Am, G, C, D, Em and F. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: Am G C D Am Em (2x) Am
G
Hark and listen to the whistle of the train
G* Am
Pulling from the station to the land of the golden grain
C F
When we return again our friends will drink our health
Am
'Cause there's no place here where there ain't such cheer
G D
As the land of the golden hell
INTERLUDE: Am G C D Am Em Am
G
Molly dear, I greatly fear that soon I will be gone
G* Am
I am going away on a harvest train to the far off Saskatchewan
C F
To reap the grain on a western plain, where the buffalo used to roam
Am
And I'll leave you alone when you're arriving home
G D
To my dear calling boys
INTERLUDE: Am G C D Am Em Am
G
Molly dear, when night is near and I am far away
G* Am
With loving heart you'll do your part and for me you will pray
C F
When the kids are fed they go to bed and you'll stand out on the lawn
Am
You won't even sigh for your absent boy
G D
In the far Saskatchewan, yeah
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