Johnny Cash - Waiting for a Train: Ukulele Chords

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

Learn Waiting for a Train ukulele chords and lyrics

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

C#                      F#                C#
All around the water tank waiting for a train
    F#            C#           D#7              G#7
A thousand miles away from home sleeping in the rain
I walked up to a brakeman just to give him a line of talk
He said if you've got money I'll see that you don't walk
Well I haven't got a nickel not a penny can I show
He said get off you railroad bum and he slammed the boxcar door

Well he put me off in Texas a place I dearly love
The wide open spaces all around me the moon and stars above
Nobody seems to want me nor to lend me a helping hand
I'm on my way from Frisco heading back to Dixie Land
My pocketbook is empty my heart is willed with pain
I'm a thousand miles away from home just waiting for a train

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

A

Ukulele chord A

C#

Ukulele chord C#

D#7

Ukulele chord D#7

F#

Ukulele chord F#

G#7

Ukulele chord G#7

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each ukulele 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 "Waiting for a Train" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "Waiting for a Train" by Johnny Cash.

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