Dusty Boxcar Wall

Gillian Welch

Key of Am · Chords: V VI VII i

Instrumental

Am Am G G
F E Am Am

Verse 1

    Am            G
I'm going away my baby,
F         E7              Am
I'm gonna leave you honey now
     Am                           G
That train passed by when you lay sleeping
          F                       E7            Am
I'm gonna write you a letter on a dusty box car wall

Verse 2

the only two things that a gambler needs
are a suitcase and a trunk
the only time that he is satisfied
is when he's on a drunk

Solo

I once loved a boy in Cincinnati,
I loved a boy in sunny Tennessee
A city boy will fill your heart with sadness,
but a country boy's as good as he can be

Chorus

I'm gonna write you a letter on a dusty boxcar wall
I'm gonna write you a letter on a dusty boxcar wall