C
I lost all my money in a crooked poker game
C7
Now I'm going home on this old freight train
F C
I got the boxcar blues shuffle on down the tracks
G7 C
I got the boxcar blues and Lord I may never get back
C
Well I am so lonely I think I could die
C7
These ain't cinders they are tears in my eyes
F C
I got the boxcar blues shuffle on down the tracks
G7 C
I got the boxcar blues and Lord I may never get back
C
I dream of my big baked biscuit in the pan
C7
I dream of my woman with another man
F C
I got the boxcar blues shuffle on down the tracks
G7 C
I got the boxcar blues and Lord I may never get back
C
When I get back home I'll get down on my knees
C7
I'll beg to my woman to have a little mercy please
F C
I got the boxcar blues shuffle on down the tracks
G7 C
I got the boxcar blues and Lord I may never get back
C
Now let me tell you brother it just ain't so
C7
There ain't no easy life for a bored hobo
F C
I got the boxcar blues shuffle on down the tracks
G7 C
I got the boxcar blues and Lord I may never get back
C
No listen to brother and take my advice
C7
Stay away from trains and them loaded dice
F C
I got the boxcar blues shuffle on down the tracks
G7 C
You'll get the boxcar blues and Lord you may never get back
G7 C
You'll get the boxcar blues and Lord you may never get back