Gm-F-Dm 

Gm-F-Dm 



Gm When I was a boy there were fifteen a-people in the world 

F Fifteen a-bound for Dm heaven, and Gm fifteen a-bound for hell 

Gm And the devil come 'round, yeah he jump on my bed 

Say you got to F leave me alone Dm you got to Gm give me some rest 



But I F gather my lead, and I Gm gather my spool 

And I F burn it all with sulphur 'til the C7 devil did what we Gm feared 



And we fly through the night, under the mercury moon 

So I could watch you sleep and dream a-in your room 



When I was a boy, a-there were fifteen people in the world 

I had a bowl for my sweetheart, and a fiddle to raise the devil from hell 

I could play a swwet tune, or make my sweetheart laugh 

I could shake a blackbird from the highest tree branch 



I was half a boy, I was half a Jack 

Jimmy? Donner? was full of man, most of which is bad 



You know he shot a man that had my father's face 

And he geld a woman down who had my sister's name 



When I was a boy, a-there were fifteen people in the world 

And the lovers would lie in the long tall grass by the railroad track 

And the Angels come down, they make the rails to sing 

I put my ears to the tracks, and they tell me things 



That a train would come with a fiery roar 

Reeks in heaven into hell into a long black trail of smoke 



And the earth would shake with the escaping steam 

And the train would make a thunder to drown out any scream 



Hmmm, hmmm 

Hmmm, hmmm 

Hmmm, hmmm 

Hmmm, hmmm 



When I was a boy, a-there were a-fifteen people in the world 

A-fifteen bound for heaven, and fifteen bound for hell 

And the lovers would lie in a box o' pine 

And the doctor come 'round, to flick coins on their eyes 



I'm a preacher man now, I've got my place on Earth 

'Cause I have heard the voices from beyond this world 



I'm a preacher man now, I've got my place in hell 

'Cause I have heard the voices no man should live to tell 

'Cause I have heard the voices no man should live to tell 



huh-huh, huh-huh 

huh-huh, huh-huh 

huh-huh, huh-huh 

huh-huh, huh-huh 



huh-huh, huh-huh 

huh-huh, huh-huh 

huh-huh, huh-huh 

huh-huh, huh-huh 



Gm