2:19
Key: FEnglish
Verse
I lost Fm7everything I had in the Fm7'29 flood
Fm7The barn was buried 'neath a Cm7mile of mud
Now I've Fm7got nothing but the Fm7whistle and the steam
Fm7My baby's leaving on the Fm72:19
Verse
Now there's a Fm7fellow that's preaching 'bout hell Fm7and damnation
Fm7Bouncing off the walls in the Cm7Grand Central Station
I Fm7treated her bad I Fm7treated her mean
Fm7My baby's leaving on the Fm72:19
Chorus
I said Fm7hey hey I Fm7don't know what to do
Fm7Hey hey I Cm7will remember you
Fm7Hey hey I Bbm7don't know what to do
Fm7My baby's leaving on the Fm72:19
Verse
Now I've Fm7always been puzzled by the Fm7yin and the yang
Come Fm7out in the wash but it Fm7always leaves a stain
Fm7Sturm and Drang the Fm7luster and the sheen
Fm7My baby's leaving on the Fm72:19
Verse
Toss the Fm7baby with the water and the preacher Fm7stole the bride
Sent Fm7her out for a bottle but when Cm7she came back inside
Didn't Fm7have my whiskey she didn't Fmhave my gin
But a Fmhat full of feathers Fm7and a wicked Fmgrin
Chorus
FmHey Fm7hey I Fmdon't know what to Fmdo
Fm7Hey hey I Cm7will remember Cmyou
Fm7Hey hey I Bbdon't know what to Bbdo
FmMy Fm7baby's leaving on Cm7the 2:19
Instrumental
Verse
On the Fm7train you get smaller as you get Fmfurther away
The Fm7roar covers everything you Cmwanted to say
CmWas that a Fm7raindrop Fm7in the corner Bbof your eye?
BbWere you Fm7drying your nails or Fwaving goodbye?
Chorus
I Fm7said hey hey I Fmwill remember you
Fm7Hey hey Fm
I Cm7don't know what to do
Fm7Hey hey I Fmwill remember Fm7you
My baby's leaving Fmon the 2:19
Chorus
I Fm7said Hey hey I Fmdon't know what to do
Fm7Hey hey
I Fmwill remember you
Fm7Hey hey
I Fmdon't know what to do
FmMy baby's leaving on the Fm2:19
Chorus
I said Fm7hey hey
I Fmdon't know what to do
FmHey hey
I Fmwill remember you
Fm7Hey hey
I Bbmdon't know what to do
FmMy baby's leaving on the Fm2:19