Downbound Train

downbound train bruce springsteen D#maj7 ( x x 1 3 3 3 ) Intro x2 : E | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | B | - - - - 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 - - - - 1 - 3 - 1 - - - - 10 - - 10 - 10 - - - - - - 10 - 10 - 10 - 11 - 10 - 8 - 10 - - | G | - - - - 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - - - - - - 3 - - 10 - - 10 - 10 - - - - - - 10 - 10 - 10 - 10 - 10 - 8 - 10 - - | D | - - - - 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - - - - - - - - - 10 - - 10 - 10 - - - - - - 10 - 10 - 10 - - - - - - - - - - - - - | A | - - - - 5 - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8 - - - - - - - - - - - 8 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | E | - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - 1 - 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | Gm A# F i had a job , i had a girl i had something going mister in this world Gm A# F i got laid off down at the lumber yard our love went bad , times got hard D#maj7 F F Gm now i work down at the carwash where all it ever does is rain D# F Gm F don’t you feel like you’re a rider on a downbound train Gm A# F she just said "joe i gotta go we had it once we ain’t got it any more" Gm A# F she packed her bags left me behind she bought a ticket on the central line D#maj7 F F Gm nights as i sleep , i hear that whistle whining i feel her kiss in the misty rain D# F Gm F and i feel like i’m a rider on a downbound train | D# | F | F | Gm | D# | F | Gm | F | Gm A# F last night i heard your voice youre crying , crying you were so alone Gm A# F you said your love had never died you were waiting for me at home Gm A# F put on my jacket , i ran through the woods i ran till i thought my chest Gm A# would explode there in the clearing , beyond the highway F Gm in the moonlight , our wedding house shone i rushed through the yard , A# F i burst through the front door my head pounding hard , up the stairs i climbed Gm A# F the room was dark , our bed was empty then i heard that long whistle whine D# A# and i dropped to my knees , hung my head and cried D# F now i swing a sledge hammer on a railroad gang Gm knocking down them cross ties , working in the rain D# F Gm F now don’t it feel like you’re a rider on a downbound train Gm A# F F ( with Intro )