F C7 C
C
Travelin down this lonesome railroad
Am
Silver Ribbons in my hand
C
A million miles of cross ties
G
Marks a million miles I've been
G F G
Ive picked peaches down in Georgia,
F G
Apples up in Maine
F C
Pulled cotton out in Texas
F C D
Ridin on a Train
D
I was just a lad of seventeen
Bm
My daddy turned me loose
D
Silver Ribbons callin me
A
Engine and caboose
G A
I cant recall my mother
G A
She left when I was two
G D
Brunettes, blondes and redheads
G D
Were the only love I knew
[Chorus]
G A D
Dont ask me where Im going
G A D
Dont ask me where Ive been
G A D G
Those silver ribbons will take me there
G A G
There......... and back again
G A G A E
One more time....back again......
E
Traveling to the tune of freight wheels
C#m
Is such a lonely sound
E
Here that lonesome whistle blow
B
And leave another town
A B
I wish someone was waiting
A B
Somewhere to welcome me
A E
Then those silver ribbons
A E
Would see no more of me
[Chorus]
A B E
Dont ask me where Im going
A B E
Dont ask me where Ive been
A B E A
Those silver ribbons will take me there
A B A
There......... and back again
A B A B F#
One more time....back again......
