Intro: Am // G // F / E7 / (same throughout)
Am G F E7 Am
I'm going away my baby, I'm gonna leave you honey now
Am G
That train passed by when you lay sleeping
F E7 Am
I'm gonna write you a letter on a dusty box car wall
verse 1
Am G F E7 Am
the only two things that a gambler needs are a suitcase and a trunk
Am G F E7 Am
the only time that he is satisfied is when he's on a drunk
Am G F E7 Am
I'm going away my baby, I'm gonna leave you honey now
Am G
That train passed by when you lay sleeping
F E7 Am
I'm gonna write you a letter on a dusty box car wall
verse 2
Am G F E7 Am
I once loved a boy in Cincinnati, I loved a boy in sunny Tennessee
Am G F E7 Am
A city boy will fill your heart with sadness, but a country boy's as good as he can be
Am G F E7 Am
I'm going away my baby, I'm gonna leave you honey now
Am G
That train passed by when you lay sleeping
F E7 Am
I'm gonna write you a letter on a dusty boxcar wall
F E7 Am
I'm gonna write you a letter on a dusty boxcar wall
F E7 Am
I'm gonna write you a letter on a dusty boxcar wall