Sand Mountain Blues - The Louvin Brothers
Tuning: C, E A D G B E
[Intro]
[Verse 1]
Standing by th
e railroad wai
ting for a tra
in
I’m gonna catc
h that midnigh
t train and ne
ver come back
again
It’s a lonesom
e feeling, San
d Mountain blu
es
[Verse 2]
I went to the
gypsy just to
hear what she
would say
She said, that
girl don’t lo
ve you and you
’d better be o
n your way
You’re gonna b
e sorry for br
eaking my hear
t
[Verse 3]
I don’t know w
here to go, an
y old place wi
ll do
I’m leaving ol
d Sand Mountai
n, just gettin
g away from yo
u
You’re gonna b
e sorry for br
eaking my hear
t
[Instermental]
[Verse 4]
There’s other
girls around h
ere and I coul
d love ’em too
But every time
I saw you, it
’d make me sad
and blue
It’s a lonesom
e feeling, San
d Mountain blu
es
[Verse 5]
When it makes
you lonesome t
o hear that fr
eight train bl
ow
Then you will
know I’m ridin
g, but I didn’
t want to go
It’s a lonesom
e feeling, San
d Mountain blu
es
[Verse 6]
When it’s rain
ing on Sand Mo
untain, and ra
ining kind of
slow
Then maybe you
’ll remember a
nd hate you ma
ke me go
You’re gonna b
e sorry for br
eaking my hear
t
[Instermental]
[Verse 7]
I am just a po
or boy, and wo
rk’s my middle
name
I guess that’s
why you said
goodbye, but I
love you just
the same
You’re gonna b
e sorry for br
eaking my hear
t
[Verse 8]
If you ever ne
ed me, then ma
ybe I’ll come
back
I hear that tr
ain a-coming,
just coming do
wn the track
It’s a lonesom
e feeling, San
d Mountain blu
es
[Outro]
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