Key: D
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D Bm Eº A7(9) D
Waitin' for the train to come in,
E7 Bm7(b5) E7 Bm7(b5) E7
Wait - in' for my man to come home.
A Em7 A Fº A Em7 A7
I've counted ev'ry minute of each livelong day
B7 Bm7(b5) Cº Bm7(b5) G/B A
Been so melancholy since he went away.
D Bm Eº A7(9) D
I've shed a million teardrops or more
E7 Bm7(b5) E7 Bm7(b5) E7
Waitin' for the one I adore
G5 G5/F# G/B Fº
I'm waitin' in the depot by the railroad track,
D6 F#m Bm Bm7/E Em7 Cº A7
Lookin' for the choo-choo train that brings him back.
D Bm Eº A7(9) D F#7 B7
I'm waitin' for my life to begin,
E7(9) A7(9) G/B A7(9) D
Waitin' for the train to come in.
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