For years I've tried to leave this poor man's valley,
on a tra D in that's on its way to r A icher ground. G E E7
A7 where rivers never overflow and dreams can not be bound,
but the trai D n never stops i E n our town A A
(Verse II)
I'd like to buy a mansion for my darling,
Away upon a mountain looking down.
I know there's restless gold out there just waiting to be found,
But the train never stops at our town.
(Chorus)
E Failure has to find E something to blame, A A
and the only B7 thing that's left is B7 that old train. E E7
(Verse III)
The darkness of the night catches me crying.
A whistle soon will blow a lonesome sound.
A spark of hope becomes a flame each time the train slows down.
But the train never stops at our town.
(Tag)
That old train never stops at our town.
Merle Haggard
