The Band – Mystery Train (v1)★
Difficulty: beginner Capo: None Tuning: G C E A (G C E A)
Transpose
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Mystery Train - as performed by The Band on their Moondog Matinee album
Transcribed by Alan Bataille
Levon's drums mimic the chugging of a steam engine
Verse 1
C F C
Train I ride sixteen coaches long
C F C
Train I ride sixteen coaches long
G7 F C
Well that long black train got my baby and gone
Chorus
C F C
Train train rollin' around the bend
C F C
Train train, rollin' around the bend
G7 F C
Well it took my baby away from me again
Verse 2
C
I come down to the station meet my baby at the gate
C
Asked the station master if the train's runnin' late
C
He said it's still a-waitin' on the four forty four
C
I hate to tell you son that train don't stop here anymore
Chorus
C F C
Train train rollin' down down the line
C F C
Train train rollin' down the line
C G7 C
Well it took my baby and left poor me behind
Instrumental (mimics chorus)
C F C
C F C
C G7 F C
Bridge
C
Heard that whistle blowin' was the middle of the night
C
When I got down to the station the train was pullin' out of sight
Chorus
C F C
Mystery train smokin' down the track
C F C
Mystery train smokin' down the track
G7 F C
Well I don't want no ride just bring my baby back
Instrumental Outtake
Long jam on E to the end
Transcribed by Alan Bataille
Levon's drums mimic the chugging of a steam engine
Verse 1
C F C
Train I ride sixteen coaches long
C F C
Train I ride sixteen coaches long
G7 F C
Well that long black train got my baby and gone
Chorus
C F C
Train train rollin' around the bend
C F C
Train train, rollin' around the bend
G7 F C
Well it took my baby away from me again
Verse 2
C
I come down to the station meet my baby at the gate
C
Asked the station master if the train's runnin' late
C
He said it's still a-waitin' on the four forty four
C
I hate to tell you son that train don't stop here anymore
Chorus
C F C
Train train rollin' down down the line
C F C
Train train rollin' down the line
C G7 C
Well it took my baby and left poor me behind
Instrumental (mimics chorus)
C F C
C F C
C G7 F C
Bridge
C
Heard that whistle blowin' was the middle of the night
C
When I got down to the station the train was pullin' out of sight
Chorus
C F C
Mystery train smokin' down the track
C F C
Mystery train smokin' down the track
G7 F C
Well I don't want no ride just bring my baby back
Instrumental Outtake
Long jam on E to the end