Over The Garden Wall - Old Black Train Chords

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Over The Garden Wall - Old Black Train by Misc Cartoons is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, C and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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G 
There's an old black train a'comin 
Scraping long the iron 
C 
You don't need no ticket boys 
      D                  G 
It'll take you when it's time 


G 
Come on now young strangers 
Weren't you someone's son? 
C 
How'd you find this depot 
          D               G 
'Cause it ain't where you belong 


G 
You will pass a graveyard 
Stones worn by the years 
C 
The train'll stop a minute 
         D                 G 
But don't let it leave you here 


G 
The coachman is my brother 
The engineer's my friend 
C 
They'll get you more acquainted  
       D                  G 
By the time you reach the end 


G 
This journey is a long one 
It'll take you all around 
C 
Life rushing by your window 
   D               G 
Before it lays you down 


G 
Now where this old train's going 
You can't come back from 
C 
You can leave your baggage here 
             D                    G 
Because we'll need it when you're gone 
    	

Chord diagrams

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100 BPM Andante