
Graveyard Train
Creedence Clearwater Revival
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Tom: E
[ E 022100]
[ E7 020130]
[ Esus4 022200]
[ E7#9 020103]
[Intro]
[This part Repeat through entire song]
E D Bm E
E|---------|-------------|
B|---------|-------------|
G|---------|-------------|
D|-2-0-----|---0-2-0-----|
A|-----2---|-2-------2---|
E|-------0-|-----------0-|
[Verse 1]
E7 E E7 E E7 E Esus4 E
On the highway, thirty people lost their lives.
E7 E E7 E E7 E Esus4 E
On the highway, thirty people lost their lives.
E E7 E Esus4 E
Well, I had some words to holler, and my Rosie took a ride.
[Verse 2]
E E7#9 E E7 E
In the moonlight, see the Greyhound rollin' on.
E E7#9 E E7 E
In the moonlight, see the Greyhound rollin' on.
E E7 E Esus4 E
Flyin' through the crossroads, Rosie ran into the Hound.
[Verse 3]
E E7#9 E E7 E
For the graveyard, thirty boxes made of bone.
E E7 E E7 E
For the graveyard, thirty boxes made of bone.
E Esus4 E E7#9 E
Mister Undertaker, take this coffin from my home.
[Instrumental]
E D Bm E (2x)
[Verse 4 2x]
E E7#9 E Esus4 E
In the midnight, hear me cryin' out her name.
E E7 E Esus4 E
I'm standin' on the railroad, waitin' for the Graveyard Train.
[Verse 4]
E E7#9 E E7#9 E
On the highway, thirty people turned to stone.
E E7#9 E Esus4 E
On the highway, thirty people turned to stone.
E E7 E Esus4 E E7#9 E
Oh, take me to the station, 'cause I'm number thirty-one
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