C G  C C

C F  C C

C C7 F F7

C G  C C


[Verse 1]

           C    G          C
I'd rather be in some dark ho-llow
           C        F       C
Where the sun don't   never shine
        C       C7        F             F7
Than to be all alone and far away from home
           C          G       C
It would cause me to lose my mind


[Chorus 1]

    C         G       C
So blow your whistle freight train
           C      F             C
Carry me farth'r long down the track
          C     C7         F      F7
Well I'm goin' away, I'm leavin' today
      C          G            C
I'm going but I ain't coming back


[Verse 2]

           C    G          C
I'd rather be in some dark ho-llow
           C        F       C
Where the sun don't   never shine
        C            C7       F    F7
Than to be alone in some big city
      C               G         C
In a small room with you on my mind


[Chorus 2]

    C         G       C
So blow your whistle freight train
           C      F             C
Carry me farth'r long down the track
          C     C7         F      F7
Well I'm goin' away, I'm leavin' today
      C          G            C
I'm going but I ain't coming back


[Instrumental Break]

/* you can also play this for the intro/outro
the notes are just an attempt at a guideline for rhythm; 
pick what you feel is right */

 h - hammer-on
(3)- optional note
 v - down strum
 ^ - up strum

               C             G             C    
E|-------------0-~---------------3-~-----------0-~-0-----0-------0-~----------|
B|-------------1-~-------1-------0-~-0---------1-~-1-----1-------1-~----------|
G|-----------0-0-~---0-------------------0-----0-~-0---0---0---0-0-~----------|
D|-2-2-~-2-3---2-~-----2-------0-~-----0---2-~-2-~-0h2-------2---2-~----------|
A|-------------3-~-3-------0h2-~-~---------3-~-3-~-3---------3---3-~----------|
E|------------(3)~---------0h3-~-~--------(3)~(3)~(3)-----------(3)~----------|

               C             F              C
E|-----------0-0-~---------------1-~------------0-~-0-----0-------0-~---------|
B|-1-1-~-1-3---1-~-------1-------1-~-1----------1-~-1-----1-------1-~---------|
G|-------------0-~---0---------2-~-~-----2------0-~-0---0---0---0-0-~---------|
D|-------------2-~-----2---0h3-3-~-~---3----2-~-2-~-0h2-------2---2-~---------|
A|-------------3-~-3-------0h3-3-~-~--------3-~-3-~-3---------3---3-~---------|
E|------------(3)~-------------1-~-~-------(3)~(3)~(3)-----------(3)~---------|

               C             C7            F           F7
E|-----------0-0-~-----------0-----0---------1---------1-----1----------------|
B|-1-1-~-1-3---1-~-------1---1-------1-------1-------1-1-----1-----1----------|
G|-------------0-~---0-----0h3-3---------3---2---2-----2-----2-2--------------|
D|-------------2-~-----2-----2---2-----2---3-3-----3---1---1-----1------------|
A|-------------3-~-3-------0h3-------------3---3-------3-3--------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------1-----------1-1--------------------|

   C   v ^     G v ^       C   ^ v ^ v   v   ^ v ^ v   v   ^ v ^ v   v   ^ v ^
E|-0-~-0-0-------3-3-------0-~-0-0-0-0-~-0-~-0-0-0-0-~-0-~-0-0-0-0-~-0-~-0-0-0-|
B|-1-~-1-1-------0-0-------1-~-1-1-1-1-~-1-~-1-1-1-1-~-1-~-1-1-1-1-~-1-~-1-1-1-|
G|-0-~-0-0-----0-0-0-------0-~-0-0-0-0-~-0-~-0-0-0-0-~-0-~-0-0-0-0-~-0-~-0-0-0-|
D|-2-~-2-2-2-3---0-0-------2-~-2-2-2-2-~-2-~-2-2-2-2-~-2-~-2-2-2-2-~-2-~-2-2-2-|
A|-3-~-3-3-------2-2-0-2-3-3-~-3-3-3-3-~-3-~-3-3-3-3-~-3-~-3-3-3-3-~-3-~-3-3-3-|
E|-3-~-3-3-------3-3-------3-~-3-3-3-3-~-3-~-3-3-3-3-~-3-~-3-3-3-3-~-3-~-3-3-3-|


[Chorus 3]

    C         G       C
So blow your whistle freight train
           C      F             C
Carry me farth'r long down the track
          C     C7         F      F7
Well I'm goin' away, I'm leavin' today
      C          G            C
I'm going but I ain't coming back