Glendale Train

New Riders of the Purple Sage

Key of D · Chords: I II IV V

Verse 1

Glendale Train - New Riders of the Purple Sage

Chorus

D
Somebody robbed the Glendale train
     G                    D
This mornin' at half past nine
Sombody robbed the Glendale train
      E              A
And I swear, I ain't lyin'
     D
They made clean off with sixteen gee's
         G             D
And left two men lyin' cold
D
Somebody robbed the Glendale train
         A                 D
And they made off with the gold

Verse 2

D
Charlie Jones was the engineer,
   G                       D
he had twenty years on the line.
He kissed his wife at the station gate,
     E              A
this morning at six thirty five
D
Every thing went fine till half past nine
     G                 D
when Charlie looked up and he saw.
D
Men on horses, men with guns,
       A           D
and no sign of the law.

Chorus

D
Somebody robbed the Glendale train
     G                    D
This mornin' at half past nine
Sombody robbed the Glendale train
      E              A
And I swear, I ain't lyin'
     D
They made clean off with sixteen gee's
         G             D
And left two men lyin' cold
D
Somebody robbed the Glendale train
         A                 D
And they made off with the gold

Instrumental

D G D
E A
D
G D D
A D

Verse 3

D
Amos White was the baggage man,
    G                D
and dearly loved his job.
The company rewarded him,
       E            A
with a golden watch and fob.
D
Well Amos he was markin' time
     G                 D
when the door blew off his car.
D
They found Amos White in fifteen pieces
        A     D
Fifteen miles apart.

Chorus

D
Somebody robbed the Glendale train
     G                    D
This mornin' at half past nine
Sombody robbed the Glendale train
      E              A
And I swear, I ain't lyin'
     D
They made clean off with sixteen gee's
         G             D
And left two men lyin' cold
D
Somebody robbed the Glendale train
         A                 D
And they made off with the gold
D
I said, somebody robbed the Glendale train
         A                 D
And they made off with the gold