The Band Of Heathens – Jackson Station chords

Jackson Station
                     The Band of Heathens             
Verse 1
     G                       D                        GWell Mamas’ got a voice like sugar, it’s so sweet and fine
G                                            DSister sang amazing grace she’s right in time
    G                         G7          C                         Cadd9And they’re laying poor poppa low, in the ground that he worked and sowed
    G                              D                        GAnd I’ll be waiting at the Jackson Station for the train to roll

Verse 2
           G                     D                        GShe’s been up all night, she got crows walking around her eyes
G                                                          DBut she can still raise a cup in a toast till the well ran dry
G                        G7          C                            Cadd9He left her on a Tuesday still, with gin, whiskey and a bottle of pills
              G                      D                        GAnd now she’s waitin’ at the Jackson Station looking over the hill

Bridge
C                      G                      Take me away hear that whistle play a sad sad song
C                     G                   DLay me down where the river runs wide and strong
G                            G7  Sometimes she rides a ticket home 
C                                CmOther times she'll leave you all alone
G                             D                       GJust a waiting at the Jackson Station waiting for the train to go

Verse 3
         G                   D               GWell the four nineteen rolls on the red ball line
G                                               DAnd the backwater shacks awaken to the four one nine
    G                                 G7And she’s got smoke coming out of her stack
C                          Cadd9Dead running on a ten mile track
      G              D                            GShe’s waiting at the Jackson Station never coming back
      G              D                            GShe’s waiting at the Jackson Station never coming back
      G              D                            C holdShe’s waiting at the Jackson Station never coming back
C                  GAin’t never coming back
 
Harmonica Solo end
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G G7 C Cadd9
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Submitted by Bob O’Neill