Reuben's Train
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Bluegrass Songbook
Reuben's Train
Chords you’ll need to know
A
D
Chord Chart
Lyrics
Reuben made a train and he put it on the track
He run it to the Lord-knows-where
Oh me, oh my
Run it to the Lord-knows-where
Oh, you ought a-been in town
When old Reuben's train go down
You could hear the whistle blow a hundred miles
Blow that whistle, boy
Lord, I've been to the east and I've been to the west
I'm going where these chilly winds don't blow
Oh me, oh my
Going where these chilly winds don't blow
About This Song
Reuben's Train is a traditional bluegrass song in the key of D. With just 2 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.