Jackson Station
The Band of Heathens
[Verse 1]
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Mama got a voice like sugar, it’s so sweet and fine
G D
Sister singin' 'Mazing Grace, she right in time
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They’re laying poor papa low, in the ground that he worked and sowed
G D G
Now they waitin' at the Jackson Station for the train to roll
[Verse 2]
G D G
She’d been up all night, she got crows walking 'round her eyes
G D
She can still raise a cup in a toast to a well ran dry
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He left her on a Tuesday still, with gin, whiskey and a bottle of pills
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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 D
Lay me down where the river runs wide and strong
G G/F
Sometimes she rides a ticket home
C/E Eb
Other times she'll leave you all alone
G D G
Just waiting at the Jackson Station for the train to roll
[Solo]
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G G D D
G G7 C C7
G D G G
[Verse 3]
G D G
Well the four nineteen rolls on the red ball line
G D
And the backwater shack's been wakin' to the four one nine
G G7
Said she’s got the smoke coming out of her stack
C C7
Dead running on a ten mile track
G D G
She’s waiting at the Jackson Station never coming back
G D G
She’s waiting at the Jackson Station never coming back
G D C
She’s waiting at the Jackson Station never coming back
C G D G
Ain’t never coming back
G D G
[Harmonica Solo]
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Submitted by Bob O’Neill
