Key: G
Introduction: G C D G D
G
Sitting on the dock at Union Station
C
Waiting on the pride of the Indian nation
D G D
Fastest thing on metal wings or wheels
G
People come from all directions
C
Just to see their own reflections
D G D
In a thousand tons of polished steel
G G7 C7
They say, "Hey conductor, does this train go to Texas
G D
With a hoot and a holler all the way down to San Antone?"
G G7 C7
They say, "Hey conductor, does this train go to Texas
G D G D
I got a dime and a dollar and a one-way ticket home"
G
Whistle whine when the brakeman pull it
C
See her flying like a silver bullet
D G D
Past the houses through the sleepy hills
G
Blackjack oak and red dust rising
C
Scarlet sun on the blue horizon
D G D
Hear the lonesome call of the whippoorwill
G G7 C7
He says, "Hey conductor, does this train go to Texas
G D
With a hoot and a holler all the way down to San Antone?"
G G7 C7
He says, "Hey conductor, does this train go to Texas
G D G D
I got a dime and a dollar and a one-way ticket home"
G
Kids come out their eyes a-popping
C
Young men running, old men hopping
D G D
When they hear the mighty engine roar
G
Lords a-leaping, bands a-playing
C
Ladies dancing, hound dogs baying
D G D
Passengers and hopefuls by the score
G G7 C7
They say, "Hey conductor, does this train go to Texas
G D
With a hoot and a holler all the way down to San Antone?"
G G7 C7
They say, "Hey conductor, does this train go to Texas
G D G D
I got a dime and a dollar and a one-way ticket home"
G
Now baby, I would beg or borrow
C
Hock my own best boots tomorrow
D G D
Just to git up on that train and go
G
Kings and beggars, saints and villains
C
You and me and all god's chillen'
D G D
Ponca City to the Gulf of Mexico
G G7 C7
We say, "Hey conductor, does this train go to Texas
G D
With a hoot and a holler all the way down to San Antone?"
G G7 C7
We say, "Hey conductor, does this train go to Texas?
G D G C
I got a dime and a dollar and a one-way ticket home"
G D G D G
I got a dime and a dollar and a one-way ticket home"