Key: D
Introduction:
D
Verse 1
D G A D D/C# Bm
When Jenny was a little girl she only dreamed of trains
G A
She never played with dolls or lacy kinds of things
D G A D D/C# Bm
Jenny counted boxcars instead of counting sheep
G A D
She could go anywhere when she went to sleep
Verse 2
D G A D D/C# Bm
All she ever talked about was gettin' on to ride
G A
She was livin' in another time you could see it in her eyes
D G A D D/C# Bm
Everyday after school she'd head down to the tracks
G A D
Waitin' for the train that was never comin' back
Chorus
G A D
Jenny dreamed of trains
G A D
When the nighttime came
G A Bm E G
Nobody knew how she made it come true
A D
Jenny dreamed of trains
Verse 3
D G A D D/C# Bm
The depot's been boarded up, the rails have turned to rust
G A
There hasn't been a train through her since the mill went bust
D G A D D/C# Bm
No one believed her when she said she heard the train
G A D
Said she was just a little girl actin' kinda strange
Chorus
D G A D D/C# Bm
Jenny laid a penny on the tracks one day
G A
in God we trust she walked away
D G A D D/C#
The very next mornin' all that she could find
Bm G A D
was a little piece of copper squashed flatter than a dime
Chorus
G A Bm E
Nobody knew how she made it come true
G A D
Jenny dreamed of trains
Outro