The Last Spike chords by Cowboy Junkies

Chords with lyrics

Intro:
G+G G MajorG

Verse:

G+G           C majorC
Mornings feel so damn sad these days
FF      C majorC         G+G
Without the call of the eight-fifteen.
G+G              C majorC
That old familiar echo has finally died away
FF           C majorC         G+G
Leaving nothing but a chill where there once was a mighty scream.


Chorus:
C majorC               G+G
And I've watched the flat cars take away our timber.
C majorC                  G+G
I've watched the coal cars steal our rock.
A minorAm            E minorEm
  And now that we've got nothing left to take we're told
     FF               C majorC
That the wheels will stop turning, the whistles will stop blowing,
     /C /Em7  E minorEm     G+G
That this foolish dream must stop.

Verse:

G+G               C majorC
Last year they closed down the post office,
FF       C majorC       G+G
Took the only flag we had in town.
G+G               C majorC
That old brick building still stands like a cenotaph
FF      C majorC          G+G
To a vision lost and buried in a very distant past.


Chorus:

C majorC               G+G
And I've watched the flat cars take away our timber.
C majorC                  G+G
I've watched the coal cars steal our rock.
A minorAm            E minorEm
  And now that we've got nothing left to take we're told
     FF             C majorC
That the wheels will stop turning, the whistles will stop blowing,
     /C /Em7  E minorEm     G+G
That this foolish dream must stop.

Bridge:

DmDm         A minorAm          C majorC          G+G
The longest train I've ever seen was the train that you were on.
DmDm         A minorAm     C majorC          G+G
I walked you to the station, we kissed and you were gone.
FF        Bb majorBb        A augmentedA
I dream at night about you coming home.
E MajorE               G+G
The train in the station, your uniform on fire
    D MajorD               C majorC
As you stepped onto the platform the band plays a little louder,
B minorBm     A minorAm          G+G
And as we embrace your cap falls off.
A minorAm          C majorC          G+G
O-o-oh, I guess this foolish dream must stop.


Verse:

G+G           C majorC
Mornings feel so damn sad these days
FF      C majorC         G+G
Without the call of the eight-fifteen.
G+G            C majorC
Looks like this town is finally gonna die away
FF           C majorC             G+G
Leaving nothing but broken promises where there once was small town dreams


Chorus/ Coda:

C majorC               G+G
And I've watched the flat cars take away our timber.
C majorC                  G+G
I've watched the coal cars steal our rock.
A minorAm            E minorEm
  And now that we've got nothing left to take we're told
     FF                    C majorC
That the Tv station will be closing main street windows will need boarding
     /C /Em7  A minorAm     G+G