Joe Ely - Boxcars

^EmWell I gave all my money to the banker this month, Now I ^Am7got no more money to ^Emspend, ^EmShe smiled when she saw me comin' ^Am7through that ^Emdoor, When I ^Am7left she said come back ^B7again, ^EmI watched them lonesome boxcar wheels, ^Am7Turnin' down the tracks out of ^Emtown, ^EmAnd it's on that lonesome railroad track, I'm gonna ^Clay my ^Bburden ^Emdown.

^EmI was raised on a farm the first years of my life, ^Am7Life was pretty good they ^Emsay, ^EmI'll probably live to be some ripe old age, If ^Am7death'll stay out of my ^B7way, ^EmThis world can take my money and time, But it ^Am7sure can't take my ^Emsoul, ^EmI'm goin' down to the railroad tracks, Watch them ^Clonesome b^Boxcars r^Emoll.

^EmThere's some big ol' Buicks at the Baptist church, ^Am7Cadillacs at the Church of ^EmChrist, ^EmI parked my camel by an old haystack, I'll be ^Am7lookin for that needle all ^B7night, ^EmThere ain't gonna be no radial tires, ^Am7Turnin' down the streets of ^Emgold, ^EmI'm going down to the railroad tracks, And watch them ^Clonesome ^Bboxcars ^Emroll.

^EmNow if you ever heard the whistle on a fast freight train, ^Am7Beatin' out a beautiful ^Emtune, ^EmIf you ever seen the cold blue railroad tracks, ^Am7Shinin' by the light of the ^B7moon, ^EmIf you ever felt the locomotive shake the ground, ^Am7I know you don't have to be ^Emtold, ^EmWhy I'm goin down to the railroad tracks, C B Em Gmaj7 A x2 And watch them lonesome boxcars roll, Yeah, ^EmI'm going down to the railroad tracks, Watch them ^Clonesome ^Bboxcars ^Emroll.