Boxcars — Joe Ely
Chords and lyrics for Boxcars by Joe Ely (key of C).
Intro
[Em] [Baug] [Em] [B7]
[Em]Well I gave all my money to the banker this month,
Now I [Am7]got no more money to [Em]spend,
[Em]She smiled when she saw me comin' [Am7]through that [Em]door,
When I [Am7]left she said come back [B7]again,
[Em]I watched them lonesome boxcar wheels,
[Am7]Turnin' down the tracks out of [Em]town,
[Em]And it's on that lonesome railroad track,
I'm gonna [C]lay my [B]burden [Em]down.
[Gmaj7] [A]
[Em]I was raised on a farm the first years of my life,
[Am7]Life was pretty good they [Em]say,
[Em]I'll probably live to be some ripe old age,
If [Am7]death'll stay out of my [B7]way,
[Em]This world can take my money and time,
But it [Am7]sure can't take my [Em]soul,
[Em]I'm goin' down to the railroad tracks,
Watch them [C]lonesome [B]boxcars [Em]roll.
[Gmaj7] [A]
[Em]There's some big ol' Buicks at the Baptist church,
[Am7]Cadillacs at the Church of [Em]Christ,
[Em]I parked my camel by an old haystack,
I'll be [Am7]lookin for that needle all [B7]night,
[Em]There ain't gonna be no radial tires,
[Am7]Turnin' down the streets of [Em]gold,
[Em]I'm going down to the railroad tracks,
And watch them [C]lonesome [B]boxcars [Em]roll.
[Gmaj7] [A] [Am7] [Em] [Cmaj7] [Bm6]
[Em] [Em7] [Baug] [Em] [A] [Gmaj7] [A]
[Em]Now if you ever heard the whistle on a fast freight train,
[Am7]Beatin' out a beautiful [Em]tune,
[Em]If you ever seen the cold blue railroad tracks,
[Am7]Shinin' by the light of the [B7]moon,
[Em]If you ever felt the locomotive shake the ground,
[Am7]I know you don't have to be [Em]told,
[Em]Why I'm goin down to the railroad tracks,
And watch them [C]lonesome [B]boxcars [Em][Gmaj7]roll,[A]
Yeah, [Em]I'm going down to the railroad tracks,
Watch them [C]lonesome [B]boxcars [Em]roll.
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