D - G - D - G (2x) - D ~
D G D
1. Last thing I remember about my daddy,
D G A
before he left he bought me a little toy train.
D G D
And I remember smiling at him sadly,
D G A
then before he turned to walk out in the rain ...
- D G
He said, "Son, I'm gonna ride a big toy train,
D G
'round the world and back again".
D A
"But, mamma, when is daddy comin' back ?"
- D G
She said, "Son, he's gonna ride a big toy train,
D G - Em A D
and he'll be back again, just as soon as daddy runs out of track."
D G D
2. I spent my boyhood days growing up without him,
D G A
most of my time I spent lookin' down the track.
D G D
And every day I'd ask my mom about him,
D G A
"Mamma ain't he had time to make it back ?"
- D G
She said, "Son he's ridin' on a big toy train,
D G
'round the world and back again."
D A
"But, mamma, when is daddy comin' back ?"
- D G
She said, "Son he's ridin' on a big toy train.
D G - Em A D
And he'll be back again, just as soon as daddy runs out of track."
E A E
3. Every day I'd hear that whistle blowin',
E A B7
and every day I'd watch my mamma turn grey.
E A E
And I was almost grown when she started goin',
E A B7
and it cheered her up before she passed away.
- E A
I said, "Mom, he's ridin' on a big toy train,
E A
'round the world and back again."
E B7
"But, son, when is daddy comin' back ?"
- E A
I said, "Mom, he's ridin' on a big toy train,
E A - F#m B7 E
and he'll be back again, just as soon as daddy runs out of track."
F#m B7 E
But mamma knew that daddy wasn't comin' back.
(orig. = capo 3rd) (John Edmond)
D G D
1. Last thing I remember about my daddy,
D G A
before he left he bought me a little toy train.
D G D
And I remember smiling at him sadly,
D G A
then before he turned to walk out in the rain ...
- D G
He said, "Son, I'm gonna ride a big toy train,
D G
'round the world and back again".
D A
"But, mamma, when is daddy comin' back ?"
- D G
She said, "Son, he's gonna ride a big toy train,
D G - Em A D
and he'll be back again, just as soon as daddy runs out of track."
D G D
2. I spent my boyhood days growing up without him,
D G A
most of my time I spent lookin' down the track.
D G D
And every day I'd ask my mom about him,
D G A
"Mamma ain't he had time to make it back ?"
- D G
She said, "Son he's ridin' on a big toy train,
D G
'round the world and back again."
D A
"But, mamma, when is daddy comin' back ?"
- D G
She said, "Son he's ridin' on a big toy train.
D G - Em A D
And he'll be back again, just as soon as daddy runs out of track."
E A E
3. Every day I'd hear that whistle blowin',
E A B7
and every day I'd watch my mamma turn grey.
E A E
And I was almost grown when she started goin',
E A B7
and it cheered her up before she passed away.
- E A
I said, "Mom, he's ridin' on a big toy train,
E A
'round the world and back again."
E B7
"But, son, when is daddy comin' back ?"
- E A
I said, "Mom, he's ridin' on a big toy train,
E A - F#m B7 E
and he'll be back again, just as soon as daddy runs out of track."
F#m B7 E
But mamma knew that daddy wasn't comin' back.
(orig. = capo 3rd) (John Edmond)