| E | A | E | |
| Train I | ride sixteen coaches | long |
| E | A | E | |
| Train I | ride sixteen coaches | long |
| B7 | A | E | |
| Well that | long black train | got my baby and | gone |
| Chorus |
| E | A | E | |
| Train | train rollin' around the | bend |
| E | A | E | |
| Train | train, rollin' around the | bend |
| B7 | A | E | |
| Well it | took my baby | away from me a | gain |
| Verse 2 |
| E | |
| I come down to the station meet my baby at the gate |
| E | |
| Asked the station master if the train's runnin' late |
| E | |
| He said it's still a-waitin' on the four forty four |
| E | |
| I hate to tell you son that train don't stop here anymore |
| Chorus |
| E | A | E | |
| Train | train rollin' down down the | line |
| E | A | E | |
| Train | train rollin' down the | line |
| E | B7 | E | |
| Well it | took my baby and left poor me be | hind |
| Instrumental (mimics chorus) |
| E | B7 | A | E |
| Bridge |
| E | |
| Heard that whistle blowin' was the middle of the night |
| E | |
| When I got down to the station the train was pullin' out of sight |
| Chorus |
| E | A | E | |
| Mystery | train smokin' down the | track |
| E | A | E | |
| Mystery | train smokin' down the | track |
| B7 | A | E | |
| Well I | don't want no ride | just bring my baby | back |
| Instrumental Outtake |
| Long jam on E to the end |