Greg Graffin - Lincolns funeral train
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Tuning: E A D G B E
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Lincoln's Funeral Train - Greg Graffin
Originally written by Norman Blake
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Tuning: Standard
Chords: Em:022000
C:x32010
Csus2:x3x010
G:320033
Em/F#:2x0000
Dsus4:xx0233
D:xx0232
A:x02220
A7sus4:x02233
[Intro]
Em Em Dsus4 D x 4
[Verse 1]
GOn the twenty-first of April
EighDteen and sixty-five
The Three-Thirty-One left Washington
For CLincoln's Csus2last train Emride
GCannons boomed, the bonfires burned
The evergreens wore Dgrey, Three-Thirty-One, in the morning sun
The Chearse, that Csus2journey Emmade
[Chorus]
EmSee Em/F#that Gtrain comin', boys, Drollin' down AMainA7sus4
CDraped in black, Csus2she won't be back; it's DLincoln's funeral Emtrain
EmWith Em/F#a Gportrait of a mDartyred man, shot down by a trAaitoA7sus4r
CNow toll the bell and Csus2bid farewell to the DGreat EmanciEmpator
[Instrumental]
Em Em Dsus4 D x 4
[Verse 2]
GCrowds jammed the streets for a final look
At the Dgreat man who had stood
At the country's helm, through the bitter war
That Cseemed of lCsus2ittle Emgood
GFelled by the bullet of John Wilkes Booth
As the battle died Daway, his guiding spirit to reconciled
By Cabsence Csus2brought disEmmay
[Chorus]
EmSee Em/F#that Gtrain comin', boys, Drollin' down AMainA7sus4
CDraped in black, Csus2she won't be back; it's DLincoln's funeral Emtrain
EmWith Em/F#a Gportrait of a mDartyred man, shot down by a trAaitoA7sus4r
CNow toll the bell and Csus2bid farewell to the DGreat EmanciEmpator
[Middle 8]
Em Em/F# G D A A7sus4
C Csus2 D Em
(same strumming pattern as chorus)
[Chorus]
EmSee Em/F#that Gtrain comin', boys, Drollin' down AMainA7sus4
CDraped in black, Csus2she won't be back; it's DLincoln's funeral Emtrain
EmWith Em/F#a Gportrait of a mDartyred man, shot down by a trAaitoA7sus4r
CNow toll the bell and Csus2bid farewell to the DGreat EmanciEmpator
CNow toll the bell and Csus2bid farewell to the DGreat EmanciEmpator
From the video Greg likes to hammer on the Em chord at the end of each verse/chorus. Enjoy!