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Mystery Train (A Major)
Artist: Junior Parker    Genre: Classic Blues    Roman Numerals: I, II, V    Instrument: Guitar - Standard Tuning [E,A,D,G,B,E]   
Song Notes:  
YouTube: Recording @ YouTube
Junior's version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHrGX-63dF8&list=RDWHrGX-63dF8&start_radio=1

https://youtu.be/WHrGX-63dF8?si=7-8ZPRtMzDWJN-Ji

written by Junior Parker (Herman "Little Junior" Parker), with a production credit later shared with Sun Records founder Sam Phillips.
In late 1953, the song was recorded by Parker's band in Clarksdale, Mississippi-bred style. Parker had grown up in Clarksdale, worked with Howlin' Wolf's band, then formed his own group, the Blues Flames, in 1952. "Mystery Train" was the follow-up to his Sun debut, "Feelin' Good." The lyrics draw heavily from the Carter Family's 1930 folk recording "Worried Man Blues," itself rooted in an old Celtic ballad — Parker adapted the iconic "sixteen coaches long" train imagery into his own blues lament. uDiscover MusicWikipedia
Two years later, a young Elvis Presley recorded the song in 1955 as the B-side to "I Forgot to Remember to
Entered by: Steve Marlowe   
▼ Show transpose, instrument, and other display options ▼
A
(A,C♯,E)
- A E A C♯ E
B
(B,D♯,F♯)
- B F♯ B D♯ F♯
E
(E,G♯,B)
E B E G♯ B E


Section 1
[EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth]

Verse 1
[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Train I ride, sixteen coaches long		 [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth]
[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Train I ride, sixteen coaches long		 [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth]

Bridge
Well, that [BMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] long black train		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] got my baby and		 [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] gone

Verse 2
[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Train, train, comin' 'round the bend		 [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth]
[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Train, train, comin' 'round the bend		 [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth]

Bridge
Well, it [BMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] took my baby,		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] but it never will a		 [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] gain
[EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] (No,  not   again)

Verse 3
[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Train, train, comin' down, down the line		 [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth]
[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Train, train, comin' down, down the line		 [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth]

Bridge
Well, it's [BMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] bringin' my baby		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 'cause she's mine, all all		 [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] mine
[EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] (She's  mine, all  mine)

Guitar Solo
[EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] 		[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] 		[BMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second]
[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth]

Verse 4
[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Train, train, comin' 'round the bend		 [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth]
[EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] ('Round,  'round the bend)
[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Train, train, comin' 'round the bend		 [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth]
[EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] ('Round,  'round the bend)

Bridge
Well, it [BMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] took my baby,		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] but it never will a		 [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] gain
[EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] (Never will again)

Outro (Fade Out)
[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth]
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