Brakeman's Blues
Bluegrass Songbook
Brakeman's Blues
Chords you’ll need to know
C
D
G
Chord Chart
Lyrics
Portland Main is just the same as sunny Tennessee
Portland Main is just the same as sunny Tennessee
Any old place I hang my hat is Home Sweet Home to me
Went down to the depot and I looked up on the board
Went down to the depot and I looked up on the board
It read it’s good times here but better on down the road
Eat my breakfast here get my dinner in New Orleans
Eat my breakfast here get my dinner in New Orleans
I’m going to get me a mama
Lord I ain’t never seen
Where was you mama when the train left the shed
Where was you mama when the train left the shed
Standing in my front door wishing to God I was dead
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About This Song
Brakeman's Blues is a traditional bluegrass song in the key of G. With just 3 chords, it's one of the more accessible tunes in the bluegrass repertoire.
This song uses a single repeating chord progression throughout—learn it once and you've got the whole tune.