Trains Make Me Lonesome
Written by Paul Overstreet & Thom Schuyler
Recorded by Marty Haggard

(Capo on 2)

I was (D)five years old when (A7)daddy started (D)packin'
And I (G)stood there by my momma as she (D)cried
And the (G)next thing that we knew, some old (D)train came passin' (Bm)through
And (E)daddy got on board, and we (A7)ain't seen him no more

(Chorus)
I (D)wonder why (A7)trains make me (D)lonesome (D/E) (D/F#)
It (G)happens every time that engine (D)moans some (D/E) (D/F#)
I (G)hear that whistle blow, it (D)makes my heart sink (Bm)low
And I (E)wonder why (A7)trains make me (G)lone-(D)some

It was a (D)cold gray night when I (A7)drove her to the (D)depot
(G)Tears in my eyes and a ticket in her (D)hand
And as I (G)stood there by those tracks, I knew she (D)wasn't comin' (Bm)back
So I (E)turned and walked away, but I (A7)still miss her today

Repeat Chorus

(Bridge)
This (Bm)office building looks like central (D)station
Those (Bm)ink spots look like engine number (D)nine (D/E) (D/F#)
This (Gm7)couch on which I lay is suppose to (D)haul my blues a-(Bm)way
That old (E)pipe you keep tokin' looks like an (A7)old cold engine smokin' right here

Repeat Chorus

Yes, (D/D#)I (E)wonder why (A7)trains make me (G)lone-(D)some