Downbound Train Chords & Lyrics - Bruce Springsteen

intro: Em G D

I had a [Em]job, I had a g[G]irl, I'd something g[D]oin', mister, in this world
I got laid o[Em]ff down at the lumber y[G]ard, our love went b[D]ad, times got hard

Now I w[C]ork down at the c[D]arwash,
where all it [Em]ever does is r[G]ain
Don't you f[C]eel like you're a r[D]ider, on a d[Em]ownbound tr[D]ain

She just said "[Em]Joe I gotta [G]go, we had it o[D]nce we ain't got it any more"
She packed her [Em]bags left me beh[G]ind, she bought a t[D]icket on the Central Line

Nights as I s[C]leep, I hear that whistle wh[D]ining
I feel her [Em]kiss in the misty r[G]ain
And I f[C]eel like I'm a r[D]ider on a d[Em]ownbound tr[D]ain

[SOLO]

Last night I heard your voice
You're crying, crying, you were so alone
You said your love had never died
You were waiting for me at home

Put on my jacket, I ran through the woods
I ran till I thought my chest would explode
There in the clearing, beyond the highway
In the moonlight, our wedding house shone

I rushed through the yard, I burst through the front door
My head pounding hard, up the stairs I climbed

The room was dark, our bed was empty
Then I heard that long whistle whine
And I dropped to my knees, hung my head and cried

Now I swing a sledge hammer on a railroad gang
Knocking down them cross ties, working in the rain
Now don't it feel like you're a rider on a downbound train