Jackies Train by Mary Gauthier
Key: GG | Capo: 0fr |  Left-Handed 

    


Verse 1:
G                               Em
There's a tiny village with its landscape painted green
C                             G                   D
A firehouse, a general store, all the streets are clean
G                         Em
The people in the village love to hear that whistle sound
    C                                D            G
And they all wave at Jackie when the engine comes around.
Chorus:
G                   Em
They say roll train roll
   C
The steel and all its rhythm
          G            D
are sweet music to his soul.
C
You'll be riding safe tonight
     Em
Come hell or freezing rain
    C
The red caps got your baggage
     D          -    G
All Aboard!! Jackies Train
Verse 2:
G
A cow strays from the meadow
      Em
She's stranded on the track
C
Jackie's fingers lift her up
     G              D
Then gently put her back
G
the train chugs on down the line
            Em
Through the kitchen and the den
C
Disappearing under Jackies bed
    D             G
And back to town again.
Chorus
Em                                C
Jackie never stops the train when he's home all alone
   Em                                     C           D
He keeps her rolling round and round till mama, comes home
Break:   G  Em  C  G-D
         G  Em  C  D-G
G                                Em                      C
Jackie can't go out to play, the village needs him there
                           G                  D
Every little detail of the train gets all his care
G                      Em
Gotta keep it rolling, gotta stay on time
C
When he dies they'll honor him
    D                 G
For miles on down the line.