G C D G C D Em C D G
[Verse 1]
G D G
She was a beautiful young bride
C D G
Dying to be there by his side
C D Em
Left Virginia far behind
C D G
Just to be with him
[Verse 2]
G D G
She was Kansas City Bound
C D G
When she heard that whistle sound
C D Em
She didn’t turn and look around
C D G
She was solid gone
[Chorus]
D Bm7 C G
Lonesome Leaving Train
D Bm7 C G
Rollin' through the rain
D Bm7 C G
Just a suitcase to her name
Em G C D G
On a lonesome leavin' train
[Verse 3]
G D G
It took two days to get her there
C D G
But the platform lay there bare
C D Em
She couldn’t find him anywhere
C D G
She was all alone
[Verse 4]
G D G
She couldn’t stand to bear the pain
C D G
Could only find herself to blame
C D Em
No way of living with the pain
C D G
And turn and go back home
[Chorus]
D Bm7 C G
Lonesome Leaving Train
D Bm7 C G
Rollin' through the rain
D Bm7 C G
Just a suitcase to her name
Em G C D G
On a lonesome leavin' train
[Verse 5]
G D G
Nowhere to go nowhere to run
C D G
She pawned the ring to buy the gun
C D Em
Did what she thought to be done
C D G
She died there all alone
[Verse 6]
G D G
They say sometimes a form is seen
C D G
Of a woman lost in dream
C D Em
Who rides from Kansas to Virginia
C D G
Round about midnight
[Chorus]
D Bm7 C G
Lonesome Leaving Train
D Bm7 C G
Rollin' through the rain
D Bm7 C G
Just a suitcase to her name
Em G C D G
On a lonesome leavin' train
[Verse 7]
G D G
She was a beautiful young bride
C D G
Bound to be there by his side
C D Em
Left Virginia far behind
C D G
Just to be with him
