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Freight Train

Key: C

Chords: 4

Classic Country

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Chord Chart

A

C

C

G

G

G

G

C

C

E7

E7

F

F

C

G

C

C

Chords used: C E7 F G

Lyrics

Freight train, freight train, run so fast Freight train, freight train, run so fast Please don't tell what train I'm on And they won't know what route I'm going

When I am dead and in my grave No more good times here I crave Place the stones at my head and feet And tell 'em all that I've gone to sleep When I die, Lord bury me deep Way down on old Chestnut Street So I can hear Old Number Nine As she comes rolling by When I die, Lord bury me deep Way down on old Chestnut Street Place the stone at my head and feet And tell 'em all that I've gone to sleep

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About This Song

Freight Train is a folk classic written by Elizabeth Cotten when she was just 11 years old. Though originally a fingerpicking guitar tune, it's become a beloved song in bluegrass circles, appreciated for its simple beauty and haunting lyrics about life, death, and trains rolling through the mountains.

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