Robert Johnson original
Acoustic version
[Intro]
[Verse]
       G 
Well I followed her to the station 
G7 
     with a suitcase in my hand 
       C 
Yeah I followed her to the station 
D7/F# 
      with a suitcase in my hand
[Instrumental]
G      D      Gsus4
[Bridge]
G            D                        D/F# 
  Well it's hard to tell, it's hard to tell 
Em7                 C        G7         D 
    when all your love's in vain
[Verse]
           G 
When the train come in the station 
G7 
     I looked her in the eye 
          C 
Well the train come in the station 
D7/F# 
      and I looked her in the eye
[Instrumental]
G      D      Gsus4
[Bridge]
G          D               D/F# 
  Whoa I felt so sad so lonesome 
Em7                   C        G7         D 
    that I could not help  but cry
(There is usually a mandolin in this part, so you can either go right into verse 3 or
a little something of your own to fill the song out)
[Verse]
          G 
When the train left the station 
G7 
     it had two lights on behind 
                C 
Yeah, when the train left the station 
D7/F# 
     it had two lights on behind
[Instrumental]
G      D      Gsus4
[Bridge]
G            D               D/F# 
  Whoa the blue light was my baby 
Em7               C           G7         D 
    and the red light was my mind
[Outro]
G                 G7 
All my love's in vain 
C                   D7/F# 
Ooo                         hey hey   
G    D    Gsus4    G 
  
D                  D/F# 
Ooo 
Em7      C         G7       D 
All my love's in vain   
G7