Tuning: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb

Down There by the Train Tune down a half step (Eb-Ab-Db-Gb-Bb-Eb) B7 E E/G# A B7 E Esus4 E Verse 1:

There's a pl^Eace I k^E/G#now, where the trai^An goes slo^Ew Where the si^Enners can be wa^E/G#shed, in the b^Alood of the ^B7lamb There's a ri^Aver by the tre^Estle, o^G#mver by Sinners ^C#mGrove D^Aown where the wi^Ellow and the d^G#mogwood g^C#mrow

Chorus:

^ADown there by the tr^Eain, down there by the tr^B7ain Down there by the t^Erain, down there b^E/G#y the t^Arain Down there, where the ^Etrain ^B7goes sl^Eow ^Esus4 ^E

Verse 2:

You can h^Eear the wh^E/G#istle, y^Aou can hear the b^Eell From the h^Ealls of he^E/G#aven, to the g^Aates of ^B7hell And there's ^Aroom for the f^Eorsaken, if you're ^G#mthere on ^C#mtime You'll be wa^Ashed of all your ^Esins and ^G#mall of your ^C#mcrimes

Chorus:

^ADown there by the t^Erain, down there by the t^B7rain Down there by the t^Erain, down there ^E/G#by the tr^Aain Down there, where the ^Etrain ^B7goes sl^Eow ^Esus4 ^E

Verse 3:

^E There's a ^E/G#golden moon that s^Ahines up through the m^Eist And I k^Enow that your n^E/G#ame, Will be ^Aon that l^B7ist There's no e^Aye for an ^Eeye, there’s no ^G#mtooth for a ^C#mtooth I s^Aaw Judas Isc^Eariot carrying J^G#mohn Wilkes ^C#mBooth

Chorus:

^ADown there by the t^Erain, down there by the t^B7rain Down there by the t^Erain, down there ^E/G#by the ^Atrain Down there, where the ^Etrain ^B7goes sl^Eow ^Esus4 ^E

Verse 4:

So ^Eif you live in dar^E/G#kness, And ^Aif you live in sh^Eame A^Ell of the pas^E/G#sengers, will be t^Areated the ^B7same Oh, and ^Aold Humpty^E Jackson, And Gy^G#mp the Blood will^C#m sing And ^ACharlie ^EWhitman is holding on t^G#mo Dillinger’^C#ms wings

Chorus:

They’re^A down there by the train, ^Edown there by the train ^B7 Down there by the t^Erain, down there b^E/G#y the t^Arain Down there, where the ^Etrain ^B7goes sl^Eow ^Esus4 ^E

Verse 5:

^E If you've ^E/G#lost all your hope, if you've l^Aost all your fa^Eith I k^Enow you will be ^E/G#careful, I ^Aknow you will be s^B7afe And a^All of the ^Eshameful, and ^G#mall of the ^C#mwhores And e^Aven the ^Esoldier who ^G#mpierced the heart of the^C#m Lord

Chorus:

Is d^Aown there by the ^Etrain, down there by the ^B7train Down there by the t^Erain, down ther^E/G#e by the ^Atrain Down there where the t^Erain ^B7goes s^Elo^Esus4w ^E

Verse 6:

^EWell I've never ask^E/G#ed for forgiveness, I'^Ave never said a ^Eprayer Never gi^Even of my^E/G#self, and I've ^Anever truly ^B7cared And I've h^Aurt the ones who ^Eloved me, and ^G#mI'm still raising ^C#mCain I've ta^Aken the ^Elow road, and ^G#mif you have done the ^C#msame

Chorus:

Meet me ^Adown there by the ^Etrain, down there by the ^B7train Down there by the ^Etrain, down there b^E/G#y the tr^Aain Down there where the ^Etrain ^B7goes s^Elow^B7

Final Chorus:

Down there by the ^Etrain, down there by the t^B7rain Down there by the tr^Eain, down there ^E/G#by the tr^Aain Down there where the t^Erain ^B7goes… Down there where the train g^Aoes slow ^E o^Esus4oooooh^E…

Tom Waits - Down there by the train