Gm A# I had a job, I had a girl F I had something going mister in this world Gm A# I got laid off down at the lumber yard F Our love went bad, times got hard D#maj7 F Now I work down at the car wash Gm Where all it ever does is rain D# F Don't you feel like you're a rider on a Gm F downbound train She just said "Joe, I gotta go We had it once, we ain't got it any more" She packed her bags, left me behind She bought a ticket on the Central Line Nights as I sleep, I hear that whistle whining I feel her kiss in the misty rain And I feel like I'm a rider On a downbound train Last night, I heard your voice You were crying, crying, you were so alone You said your love had never died You were waiting for me at home Put on my jacket, I ran through the woods I ran till I thought my chest would explode There in a clearing beyond the highway In the moonlight, our wedding house shone I rushed through the yard I burst through the front door My head pounding hard, up the stairs I climbed The room was dark, our bed was empty Then I heard that long whistle whine And I dropped to my knees, hung my head, and cried D# F Now I swing a sledge hammer on a road gang Gm Knocking down them cross ties, working in the rain D# F Now don't it feel like you're a rider on Gm F On a downbound train? | TransposeReset Font sizeReset Chords fingeringsA# D# D#maj7 F Gm |