Glendale Train Chords

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Glendale Train by New Riders of The Purple Sage is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, C, A 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 
Somebody robbed the Glendale train 
     C                    G 
This mornin' at half past nine 
G                  G 
Sombody robbed the Glendale train 
      A              D 
And I swear, I ain't lyin' 
     G 
They made clean off with sixteen gee's 
         C             G 
And left two men lyin' cold 
G 
Somebody robbed the Glendale train 
         D                 G 
And they made off with the gold 
 
 
Charlie Jones was the engineer,  
he had twenty years on the line. 
He kissed his wife at the station dear, 
this morning at six thirty five 
Every thing went fine till half past nine 
when Charlie looked up and he saw. 
Men on horses, men with guns,  
and no sign of the law. 
 
Chorus.  (tag no words). 
 
Amos White was the Luggage man, 
and dearly loved his job. 
The company rewarded him,  
with a golden watch and fob. 
Well Amos he was workin' time 
when the door blew off his car. 
The found Amos White in fifteen pieces 
Fifteen miles apart. 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante