Tom: F VERSE ONE: F C7 F F7 All around the water tank Bb Bbm F Waiting for a train Bb F Em A thousand miles away from from G7 C7 Sleeping in the rain F C7 F F7 I pulled up to a freightman Bb Bbm F Just to give him a line of talk Bb F He said if you got money G7 C7 F I'll see that you don't walk F C7 F F7 Well I havent got a nickel Bb A7 Not a penny can I show Bb F He said get off you railroad bum G7 C7 F And he slammed that boxcar door VERSE TWO: Well he put me off in Texas In a state I dearly love The wide open spaces all around me Ther moon and stars above Nobody seems to want me Or to lend me a helping hand I'm on my way from Frisco Headin back to Dixieland My pocket book is empty And my heart is full of pain Im a thousand miles away from home Waitin for a train