Chords with lyrics
Intro
C majorC G+G C majorC G+G C majorC G+G E minorEm D MajorD G+G
Verse
G+G E minorEm G+G
Well I'm movin' along, singin' my song
G+G D MajorD
About coal smoke and valve oil and steam
C majorC G+G
Daybreak Express and the Rock Island Line
C majorC G+G
Tennessee Central, the Ol' Number 9
C majorC G+G E minorEm
Full throttle boxcar, a steel-drivin' man
D MajorD G+G
Midnight and I'm doin' what I can
G+G E minorEm G+G
I'm holdin' back tears, I'm one brave engineer
G+G D MajorD
Lonesome and lost and in love
C majorC G+G
Atchison, Topeka, Santa Fe
C majorC G+G
Glendale, Poor Valley, mystery train
C majorC G+G E minorEm
Cold Mountain, Sligo, a tie-walkin' man
D MajorD G+G
Midnight and I'm doin' what I can
Chorus
B minorBm E minorEm
But these trains always take me away from you
B minorBm E minorEm
And right away I wanna get back
B minorBm E minorEm
So I'm leavin' here tonight on the next one that comes
D MajorD G+G
I'm ridin' on the bonus track
G+G E minorEm G+G
I shudder to think I might find that missin' link
G+G D MajorD
That keeps me this tight to the rail
C majorC G+G
Nickel Plate Road, it's the 7-5-9
C majorC G+G
Toe River, Memphis, the end of the line
C majorC G+G E minorEm
Freedom and friendship, a brakeman's man
D MajorD G+G
Midnight, I'm doin' what I can
Chorus
B minorBm E minorEm
These trains, they take me to places unknown
B minorBm E minorEm
A augmentedA hobo with dreams in my sack
B minorBm E minorEm
A augmentedA parallel world that's all my own
D MajorD G+G
I'm ridin' on the bonus track
Outro
C majorC G+G C majorC G+G C majorC G+G E minorEm D MajorD G+G
C majorC G+G C majorC G+G C majorC G+G E minorEm D MajorD G+G
D MajorD G+G G+G G+G D MajorD G+G