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[Chorus]
       G    D    E
It's a gone dead train
            G    D    E
Yes, it's a gone dead train

[Verse 1]
   E
My engine was pumpin' steam
          A
And I was grindin' at you hard and fast
E
Burnin' down the rails, tryin' to heat the way
A
Haulin' ass and ridin' up the track
      E
And I laughed at the conductor who was tellin' me my coal
A
It would never last

[Bridge]
             B
But then the fire in my boiler
Up and quit before I came
A
Ain't no empty cellar
       G         E
Like a gone dead train

[Verse 2]
E
Once was at a time when I could
Mama shave 'em dry
    A
And raise a fever ice-down chill
E
Waitin' at the station
With a heavy loaded sack
A
Savin' up and holdin' just to spill
E
Shootin' my supply through my demon's eye
           A
Instead of holdin' my time, I hope I will

[Bridge]
             B
But then the fire in my boiler
Up and quit before I came
A                    D
There ain't no empty cellar
        G         E
Needs a gone dead train

[Chorus]
           G    D    E
Yes it's a gone dead train
I'm gonna teach it to learn now, now
       G    D    E
It's a gone dead train

[Chorus]
           G    D    E
Yes it's a gone dead train
I'm gonna teach it to learn now, now
       G    D    E
It's a gone dead train
Gonna teach it, gonna teach it to learn

[Instrumental]
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[Verse 3]
E
There ain't no easy day
          A
When your daily run's a downhill pull
                   E
And there ain't no easy way
A
Wishin' for some jelly roll
      E
There ain't no switch been made
To make your juicy lemon find
  A
A spring to run a dry well full

[Bridge]
             B
But then the fire in my boiler
Up and quit before I came
A              D
Ain't no empty cellar
        G         E
Needs a gone dead train

[Chorus]
           G    D    E
Yes it's a gone dead train
I'm gonna teach it to learn
                G    D    E
You know it's a gone dead train
Gonna teach it, gonna teach it to burn

[Outro]
       G    D    E
It's a gone dead train
       G    D    E
It's a gone dead train, you gotta learn
       G    D    E
It's a gone dead train
Gonna teach it, gonna teach it, gonna teach it to burn.