Chords
[Intro]
Em G D Em
G
D
[Verse 1]
I had a job,Em I had a girl
G I had something goDing, mister, in this world
I got laid offEm down at the lumberyard
G Our love went bad,D times got hard
Now I work[CMaj7] down at the carDwash
Where all it ever does is rain
Em Don't you feel[CMaj7] like you're a riDder
On a downEm__bCMaj7ound tDrain?
[Verse 2]
She just said "Joe,Em I gotta go
G We had it once,D we ain't got it any more"
She packed her bags,Em left me behind
G She bought a tiDcket on the Central Line
Nights as I [CMaj7]sleep, I hear that whistle whinDing
I feel her kiss in the misty rain
Em And I feel[CMaj7] like I'm a riDder
On a downEm__bCMaj7ound tDrain
[Interlude]
[CMaj7] D Em [CMaj7]
D Em [CMaj7] D
[Verse 3]
Last Emnight, I heard your voice
G You were crying, cryDing, you were so alone
You said your loveEm had never died
G You were waitDing for me at home
Put on my jacEmket, I ran through the woods
G I ran till I thoughtD my chest would explode
There in a clearEming beyond the highGway
In the moonDlight, our wedding house shone
I rushed through the yard
Em I burst through the frontG door
My head pounding hard,D up the stairs I climbed
The room was dark,Em our bed was empGty
Then I heardD that long whistle whine
And I dropped[CMaj7] to my knees, hung my head, andG cried
[Verse 4]
Now I swing a sledge[CMaj7]hammer on a railroadD gang
Knocking down them cross ties, working in the Emrain
Now don't it feel[CMaj7] like you're a riDder
On a downEm__bCMaj7ound tDrain?
[Outro]
Em G D Em
G D Em G
D
[Fade-Out]
Em G D Em
G D
