THE TRAIN CARRYIN' JIMMIE RODGERS HOME
3/4     Key of G                                                                              Greg Brown

Instrumental introduction: 
Em       /         /         D         /         /          G         /         /         G         /         /         

Verse 1:                                                                                                    Oh
G          /         /        G7        /         /          C         /         /         G         /         /                
Come        along my    dear,               the       time            is  growin' near,   we'll have to

Em       /         /          A         /         /         D         /         /         D7         /         /                
walk    down where the  field             is over-  grown                                                   Con-

G         /         /         G7        /         /         C         /         /         G         /         /                
-sumption's  claimed his life          and   we     dare  not     miss the    sight,           Of the

Em       /         /         D         /         /          G         /         /         G         /         /                
train           carrying    Jimmie       Rodgers    home   
  
Verse 2:
We've had      some hard times      these past     few years,
We lost the farm,    almost lost     our spirits  too
Oh but it's    the strangest thing,     when we heard   that man sing,
Oh we knew     somehow     we'd make it through

Chorus:                                                                                                                        I can
C          /         /         C        /         /         G         /         /         G         /         /                
hear        that whistle   blow,         that old     train       is rollin'     slow  sounds like he's 

A       /         /          A         /         /         D         /         /         D7         /         /                
cryin'      for the       singin'    brakeman,     too                                               Back to the 

G         /         /         G7      /         /         C         /         /         G         /         /                
sunny    south   he'll      go,           and he'll   never     roam no       more,   here comes the

Em       /         /         D         /         /         G         /         /         G         /         /                
train           carrying     Jimmie        Rodgers    home  
  
Verse 3:
Come here    my little son     and let    me hold you up
I want you to      remember  when      you are grown
How your mama    and your dad     were so proud and so sad,
Watchin' the train    carrying Jimmie Rodgers home
  
Chorus

(YouTube version  - The Nashville Bluegrass Band playing this song in the key of E)