| D | D | A7 | D |
[Verse 1]
G D
All'der 'round the water tank, waitin' for a train
G D E A7
A thousand miles away from home, sleepin' in the rain
[Verse 2]
D G D
I walked up to a brakeman, to give him a line of talk
G D E7 A7
He said if you've got money, I'll see that you don't walk
[Verse 3]
D G D
I haven't got a nickel, not a penny can I show
G D B7 E A7 D
Get off, get off, you railroad bum, he slammed the boxcar door
[Interlude]
| D | D | G7 | G D |
| G | D | E7 | A7 |
| D | D | G | D |
| G | D Bm | E A7 | D |
| D | A7 | D | D |
[Verse 4]
G D
Well, he put me off in Texas, a state I dearly love
G D E7 A
The wide open spaces all around me, the moon and stars up above
[Verse 5]
D G D
Nobody seems to want me, or lend me a helpin' hand
G D E E7 A
I'm on my way from Frisco, goin' back to Dixie Land
[Verse 6]
D G D
My pocketbook is empty, my heart is full of pain
G B7 Em A D
I'm a thousand miles away from home, waitin' for a train
