jack clement
Jack Henderson Clement (1931–2013) aka "Cowboy" Jack Clement from his early career as a slide guitarist, wrote almost 200 songs and gave them to artists he co-operated with. Himself, he worked as a producer most of the time. His songs are very often rather cheery, now and then even odd, but sometimes he happened to be serious.
In the sixties, when this song was written, trains seemed to fade from the scene. Fortunately this prediction was wrong. Even in USA, where legally voted presidents stand up against environment preserving laws, people are awakening.
The song was first recorded by Bobby Bare, in 1967. 1970-album "Hello, I'm Johnny Cash" contains a cover minus the last verse. And Jack himself let it go on posthumously released album "For Once and for All" (2014).
I get a sad kind of feeling when I see a passenger train
in this fast movin' world we live in nobody rides them much these days
maybe I'm just sentimental cause I know that things have to change
but I still like to go for a train ride cause I've got a thing about trains
train : train : train
you're out of place these days
but you've had your days of glory
train : train : train
train they say you're too slow for travelin' but I'm gonna miss you some day
when my little boy says "daddy : what was it like to ride a train?"
I'll say it was a good way to travel when things didn't move quite so fast
and I'm sorry that you can't ride one 'cause trains are a thing of the past
train : train : train
you're fading from the scene
but I'm gonna mourn your passing
train : train : train
so if you're tired of people and buildings and weary of worry and strain
then you ought to go on a train ride and look out the window at things
go for a ride down to Memphis : the night train is still right on time
but I read in the papers this mornin' next week they're gonna take it off the line
train : train : train
blow your whistle proudly and loud
as you roll to your place in history
train : train : train ...
... I've got a thing about trains
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G D7 G G7 C I get a sad kind of feeling when I see a passenger train Am7 G ...E in this fast movin' world we live in A7 D7 nobody rides them much these days G D7 G G7 C maybe I'm just sentimental cause I know that things have to change Am7 G ...E but I still like to go for a train ride Cmaj7 D7 G cause I've got a thing about trains G D7 G ...G7 train train train C Am7 G you're out of place these days C Am7 G ...E but you've had your days of glory Cmaj7 D7 G train train train
