Mystery Train - as performed by The Band on their Moondog Matinee album Transcribed by Alan Bataille Levon's drums mimic the chugging of a steam engine Verse 1

^ETrain I ^Aride sixteen coaches ^Elong ^ETrain I ^Aride sixteen coaches ^Elong Well that ^B7long black train ^Agot my baby and ^Egone

Chorus

^ETrain ^Atrain rollin' around the ^Ebend ^ETrain ^Atrain, rollin' around the ^Ebend Well it ^B7took my baby ^Aaway from me a^Egain

Verse 2

^EI come down to the station meet my baby at the gate ^EAsked the station master if the train's runnin' late ^EHe said it's still a-waitin' on the four forty four ^EI hate to tell you son that train don't stop here anymore

Chorus

^ETrain ^Atrain rollin' down down the ^Eline ^ETrain ^Atrain rollin' down the ^Eline ^EWell it ^B7took my baby and left poor me be^Ehind

Instrumental (mimics chorus) E A E E A E E B7 A E Bridge

^EHeard that whistle blowin' was the middle of the night ^EWhen I got down to the station the train was pullin' out of sight

Chorus

^EMystery ^Atrain smokin' down the ^Etrack ^EMystery ^Atrain smokin' down the ^Etrack Well I ^B7don't want no ride ^Ajust bring my baby ^Eback

Instrumental Outtake Long jam on E to the end

The Band - Mystery train