One Way Track chords by Prairie Oyster

• Difficulty: Beginner 👶

Key: E

Intro:

E   B7  E   E  B7  E
A   E   B7  E  B7  E

Verse 1:
E                                  B7                          E
Billy was born in a prairie storm, dust turned the whole town black,
                                  B7                E
Dad left home a month before, and promised, he'd be back,
           A                                        E                         B7
He said I can't make a living out of farming  dust, ain't no other job around here
        E                                       B7                  E
Then he turned and climbed aboard the train, as she fought back the tears.

Verse 2:
E                                        B7                   E
When the dust had settled on her dreams, months had turned to years,
                            B7               E
Working fingers to the bone left no time for tears,
A                                                  E                B7
Still every time she'd hear that whistle blow, her mind went racing back
E                                           B7                   E
To the train that left, that prairie town
running on a one way track,

Verse 3:
E                                       B7         E
She knew he was his father's son, so it came as no surprise,
                                            B7             E
When Billy said i'm headen west, to see the ocean meet the sky,
        A                                         E               B7
He said I won't be long, momma don't you cry, but she knew better than that
      E                                    B7                   E
Every train that leaves a prairie town, is running on a one way track

Bridge:
           A
With his nose to the window of that high-balling train,
  E
Thundering cross the prairies like a hurricane,
  A
Through the mountains out to the pacific shore,
                                   B7
Life wouldn't ever be the same no more

Verse 4:
    E                                      B7                  E
Now late at night when the city sleeps, he swears he sometimes hears,
                                         B7                 E
A soft wind through the prairie grass, a sweet voice in his ear,
       A                                 E                                B7
But as Billy stumbles through the night, he knows there ain't no turning back
      E                                    B7                    E
Every train that leaves a prairie town, is running on a one  way track

Verse 5:
    E                                         B7                E
She awoke one morning to a knock on her door, six months to the day,
                                         B7                   E
He said I hate to have to bear the news, your son has passed away,
        A                                             E               B7
She was there at the station when the train rolled in bringing billy back
      E                                    B7                    E
Every train that leaves a prairie town, is running on a one way track.
B7                   E
Running on a one way track