intermediate
Blue Railroad Train
Doc Watson
Jam Along
Chord Chart
A x2
E
E
E
E7
A
A
A
E
E
B x2
E
E
E
E
A
A
A
A
E
E
Chords used:
A
E
E7
Lyrics
Blue railroad train
Going down the railroad tracks
It makes me feel so doggone blue
To listen to that old smokestack
Come back again
Let me hear the whistle blow
You're taking the sun and leaving the rain
And I hate to see you go
Blue railroad train
Leaving me far behind
Gimme back the good old days
And let me ramble down the line
Blue railroad train
Leaving me here alone
You treat me good you treat me bad
You're making me think of home
I've got the blues
I'm longing for your company
It's many miles from where I am
To the only one for me
It's lonely here
Waiting for the manifest
I hope that engineer is kind
Enough to let me be his guest
I'm not as bad
As you might think I am
I hobo here I hobo there
I've traveled these states around
Blue railroad train
A good old pal to me
You take me where I want to go
And my transportation's free
Demo Videos
SPBGMA 2025 Jam - Blue Railroad Train
Stephen Hudson
The Tony Rice Unit - Blue Railroad Train
BluegrassLibrary
Billy Strings & Molly Tuttle - “Blue Railroad Train” Winston/Salem, NC. March 3, 2023
Billy the Kid
Blue Railroad Train by Mountain Heart featuring TONY RICE and TERRY BAUCOM
rockinjawjaredhead
About This Song
Blue Railroad Train is a classic flatpicking song made famous by Doc Watson, whose powerful guitar work and soulful vocals made it a bluegrass standard. The song captures the lonesome sound of traditional mountain music with its train imagery and melancholic melody.
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