Glory Train Chords

KeyC CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays465

Glory Train by Ricky Nelson is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, G7, F and D7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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C 
I want to ride that glory train  
                                    G7 
I want to ride ride ride that glory train 
    C                        F 
Yes all I want to do when my life on earth is through 
   C                 G7              C 
Is to get aboard and ride that glory train 


                                           F                     C 
Ah there's a railroad train that's leaving just rolling down the track 
                                 D7                   G7 
And the passengers aboard it boy they're never coming back 
       C                                   F               C 
It's a glory train that's leaving it's the train I long to ride 
                                          G7           C 
To that home way up in heaven where God's children all abide 


C 
I want to ride that glory train  
                                    G7 
I want to ride ride ride that glory train
    C                        F 
Yes all I want to do when my life on earth is through 
   C                 G7              C 
Is to get aboard and ride that glory train 


                               F                 C 
Hear the thunder of engine get aboard her if you can 
                                  D7               G7 
For the final destination is that far off promised land 
          C                         F               C 
Where the Master will be waiting in His home way up above 
                                             G7            C 
Just to fill our hearts with gladness and His great eternal love 


C 
I want to ride that glory train  
                                    G7 
I want to ride ride ride that glory train 
    C                        F 
Yes all I want to do when my life on earth is through 
   C                 G7              C 
Is to get aboard and ride that glory train 


                                         F                C 
When you get down to the station and the train's about to leave 
                                D7            G7 
You be sure to have a ticket if you really do believe 
         C                           F               C 
That the Master's waiting for you in His home way up above 
                                              G7            C 
Just to fill our hearts with gladness and His great eternal love 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

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

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