Johnny Cash - Blue Train: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Blue Train" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Blue Train Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Johnny Cash

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Blue Train" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

  F
There's an engine at the station and the whistle blows my name
      C7                               A#              F
It's callin' callin' callin' come and get aboard the train
    F
My baby's gone and I'm alone to live in misery
     C7                        A#          F
I'm gonna call and make a reservation for me

Chorus:
               C7                      F
Gonna ride a blue train gonna ride a blue train
               C7                      F
Gonna ride a blue train gonna ride a blue train

I'm going to climb aboard and ride until I learn to smile
I'll be knocking out the blues while I'm knocking out the miles
With my guitar, beat and rhythm, to the click-clack of the wheels
I'm going to sing the blues because that's the way that I feel

Chorus

Conductor, go and tell the man to shovel on the coal
It doesn't seem half as bad as long as I can roll
Give me another ticket and I'll stay and ride with you
There's nothing left to live for in this world, we're rolling through

Chorus


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

C7

Guitar chord C7

F

Guitar chord F

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Blue Train" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Blue Train" by Johnny Cash.

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