Last Train From Poor Valley Chords
by Norman Blake
Last Train From Poor Valley by Norman Blake is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, A, G and Bm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Verse
D A G D
Well it was good one time everything was mighty fine
A D
The coal temples roared day and night
D A G D
But things they got slow for no reason that I know
D A D
And ill winds they hove into sight
Verse
D A G D
The mines all closed down everybody laid around
A D
There wasn't very much left to do
A G D
Except stand in that line to get your ration script on time
A D
And woman I could see it killin' you
D A D
Now the soft new snows of December
Bm G D
Lightly fall my cabin 'round
G
And the last train from Poor Valley
D G A G D
Takin' brown haired Becky Richmond bound
Verse
A G D
It's been a comin' on and on lord soon you would be gone
A D
Leavin' crossed your mind every day
A G D
Then you said to me things are bad back home you see
A D
I guess I better be on my way
Verse
A G D
Well I should blame you now but I never could somehow
A D
A miner's wife you weren't cutout to be
A G D
It wasn't what you thought just some dreams that you'd bought
A D
When you left home and ran away with me
D A D
Now the soft new snows of December
Bm G D
Lightly fall my cabin 'round
G
And the last train from Poor Valley
D G A G D
Takin' brown haired Becky Richmond bound
Outro
G
And the last train from Poor Valley
D G A G D
Takin' brown haired Becky Richmond bound