Big Black Train
Flatt Scruggs
Key of G · Chords: I IV V
Open in Bluegrass Book: transpose, play alongIntro
C G Well, I had the blues C G But now they're gone C C I'm on a big black freight train C G And we're movin' on
Chorus
G I'm on a big black train and I'm movin' on C G I'm on a big black train and I'll soon be gone D7 G Well, this big black train, it keeps movin' on
Verse 1
G Well, if you want me, baby, better get on the track C G Got a one-way ticket and I won't be back D7 Well, this big black freight train G It's movin' down the railroad track
Verse 2
G Well, you cheated on me, baby, and you told me lies C G You said that you was gonna laugh every time I cried D7 Well, this big black train G We're tellin' you goodbye
Chorus
G I'm on a big black train and I'm movin' on C G I'm on a big black train and I'll soon be gone D7 G Well, this big black train, it keeps movin' on