Capo First Fret C F C Well I broke down in East Saint Louis Am F C On the Kansas City line C F Am and I drunk up all my money D7 G7 that I borrowed every time C F C and I fell down at the derby Am F C and now the night's black as a crow C F Am It was a train that took me away from here D7 G7 C C/C but a train can't bring me home C F C What made my dreams so hollow Am F C I was standing there at the depot C F Am with a steeple full of swallows D7 G7 that could never ring the bell C F C and I come ten thousand miles away Am F C with not one thing to show C F Am well it was a train that took me away from here D7 G7 C C/C but a train can't bring me home Interlude: Am F - C - C F - C - F F7 - D F - D F - G7 C F C I remember when I left Am F C without bothering to pack C F Am you know I up and left with D7 G7 nothin' but the clothes I had on my back C F C now I'm sorry for what I've done Am F C and I'm out here on my own C F Am well it was a train that took me away from D7 G7 C C/C here but a train can't bring me home C F Am it must've been a train that took me away from here D7 G7 C C/C but a train can't bring me ... can't bring me home