Uptown Train Chords & Lyrics - Jeff Daniels

[C]Standin’ on a platform, waitin’ on an uptown train[C7]
[F]Standin’ on a platform, waitin’ on an uptown[C] train
That t[G]rain comes in, I’m a-gonna r[F]ide my bl[C]ues away

[C]Man with a briefcase, givin’ me an evil ey[C7]e
[F]Man with a briefcase, givin’ me an evil[C] eye
Go, on, M[G]ister, chase that dollar t[F]ill the day you d[C]ie

[C]Strung out junkie just dyin’ for a little taste[C7]
[F]Strung out junkie just dyin’ for a little [C]taste
His clo[G]ck is tickin’ and there a[F]in’t no time to [C]waste

[C]Po-liceman leanin’ up against the wall[C7]
[F]Po-liceman leanin’ up against the [C]wall
[G]Well, you look away, you don’t see n[F]othin’ at [C]all

[C]We’re all standin on a platform, waitin’ on an uptown tr[C7]ain
[F]We’re all standin on a platform, waitin’ on an uptown t[C]rain
[G]When that train comes in, we’re gonna [F]ride our blues a[C]way

[C]Little old lady, she got both hands on her purse[C7]
[F]Little old lady, she got both hands on her[C] purse
[G]Things are bad, and she’ll be damn[F]ed if they’re gonna ge[C]t worse

[C]Homeless Joe, he’s gotta big bag of soda cans [C7]
[F]Homeless Joe, he’s gotta big bag of soda c[C]ans
[G]When he cashes in, he’s gonna [F]be a wealthy [C]man

[C]There’s an old black man, he’s got a feather in his pork pie h[C7]at
[F]There’s an old black man, he’s got a feather in his pork pie h[C]at
[G]And the smile on his face says, Whaddya [F]think about th[C]at?

[C]Standin’ on a platform, waitin’ on an uptown train[C7]
[F]Standin’ on a platform, waitin’ on an uptown tr[C]ain
[G]That train comes in, we’re gonna [F]ride our blues a[C]way
[G]That train comes in, we’re gonna [F]ride our blues a[C]way
[G]That train comes in, we’re gonna [F]ride our blues a[C]way