This is the way you should pick the chords:
C F G
e|-------0-----------------1---------------3---------------------------------|
B|-------1-----------------1---------------3---------------------------------|
G|-----0---0-------------2----2----------4----4------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---3-----------------3---------------5-------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C F
I heard the laughter at the depot
G C
But my tears fell like the rain
C F
When I saw them place that long white casket
C F C
In the baggage coach of the evening train
