Freight Train
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Freight Train
Classic Country
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Chord Chart
A
CC
CC
GG
GG
GG
GG
CC
CC
E7E7
E7E7
FF
FF
CC
GG
CC
CC
Chords used:
C
E7
F
G
Lyrics
Freight train, freight train, run so fast
Freight train, freight train, run so fast
Please don't tell what train I'm on
And they won't know what route I'm going
When I am dead and in my grave
No more good times here I crave
Place the stones at my head and feet
And tell 'em all that I've gone to sleep
When I die, Lord bury me deep
Way down on old Chestnut Street
So I can hear Old Number Nine
As she comes rolling by
When I die, Lord bury me deep
Way down on old Chestnut Street
Place the stone at my head and feet
And tell 'em all that I've gone to sleepDemo Videos
About This Song
Freight Train is a folk classic written by Elizabeth Cotten when she was just 11 years old. Though originally a fingerpicking guitar tune, it's become a beloved song in bluegrass circles, appreciated for its simple beauty and haunting lyrics about life, death, and trains rolling through the mountains.