Empty Trainload Of Sky - Gillian Welch

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Tuning: , E A D G B E

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Single released July 19, 2024. From the album "Woodland".
Youtube link: https://youtu.be/r7LPhf0zk-o
Spotify link: https://open.spotify.com/track/5E2fgZXTY7U50Fo6HYCKT6?si=a9a70d0a53b24cf2

Capo on 3rd fret. If you want to play without capo, just set the "Transpose" button on +3.


[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
            
Saw a freight 

            
train yesterda

y
             
It was chuggin

             
g, plugging aw


ay
            
'Cross a river

            
 trestle so hi

gh
            
Just a boxcar 


blue
             
Showing daylig

         
ht clear throu

gh
            
Just an empty 

             
trainload of s


ky


[Instrumental]
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[Verse 2]
            
Well, it hit m

         
e and it hurt 

me
             
Made my good h

       
umor desert me
            
For a moment I

              
 was tempted t

  
o fly
            
To the Devil o

      
r the Lord
             
As it hung the

          
re like a swor

d
            
Just an empty 

             
trainload of s


ky


[Bridge]
             
Was it spirit?

        
 Was it solid?
      
Did I ditch th

at class in co

llege?
             
Pulled the cur

             
tain from my e

ye
       
I said hey hey

, my my


[Instrumental]
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[Outro]
            
Saw a freight 

            
train yesterda

y
             
It was chuggin

             
g, plugging aw


ay
            
Just an empty 

            
trainload of s


ky
            
Just an empty 

            
trainload of s


ky
            
Just an empty 

            
trainload of s

        
ky

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