The Golden Rocket — Hank Snow
Chords and lyrics for The Golden Rocket by Hank Snow (key of E).
Verse 1
(To avoid barre B, make it B7, or transpose to another key.)
Intro
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('Board!)
Verse 1
[E]From old Montana down to Alabam', I've [A]been before and I'll travel again
You [E]triflin' women can't keep a good man [B]down
You [E]dealt the cards but you missed the play, so [A]hit the road and be on your
way
Gonna [E]board the Golden [B]Rocket and leave this [E]town
Verse 2
[E]I was a good engine a-runnin' on time, but [A]baby I'm switchin' to another
line
So [E]honey never hang your signal out for [B]me
I'm [E]tired of runnin' on the same old track, bought a [A]one-way ticket and I
won't be back
This [E]Golden Rocket's gonna [B]roll my blues [E]away
Break
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Verse 3
[E]Hear that lonesome whistle blow, well [A]that's your cue and by now you know
That I [E]got another true lover waitin' in [B]Tennessee
That [E]Midnight Special's a-burnin' the rail, so [A]woman don't try to follow my
trail
This [E]Golden Rocket's gonna [B]roll my blues [E]away
Verse 4
[E]Hear her thunder on through the night, that [A]Golden Rocket is doin' me right
And that [E]sunny old Southland sure is a part of [B]me
Now [E]from your call-board erase my name, your [A]fire went out, you done lost
your flame
And this [E]Golden Rocket is [B]a-rollin' my blues [E]away
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Verse 5
[E]That old conductor he seemed to know, you'd [A]done me wrong, I was feelin'
low
For he [E]yelled aloud: "We're over that Dixon [B]Line"
The [E]brakeman started singing a song, said: "You're [A]worried now but it won't
be long
This [E]Golden Rocket is [B]a-leavin' your blues [E]behind"
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Verse 6
[E]Then the porter yelled with his southern drawl: "Let's [A]"rise and shine,
good mornin', you-all"
And I [E]sprang to my feet to greet the new-born [B]day
When I [E]kissed my baby at the station door, that [A]whistle blew like it never
before
Of the [E]Golden Rocket that [B]rolled my blues [E]away
Outro
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