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Tuning: Half-Step Down (D# G# C# F# A# D#)
Key: Eb
Difficulty: Novice
Verse 1:
D C E F
D C E F
D
She used to be an ironhorse
C E F
Twenty years ago
D
Used to bring the mail to me
C E F
Through the ice and snow
D
I've sat alone and watched her
C E F
Steaming through the night
D
Ninety tons of thunder
C
Lighting up the sky
Chorus 1:
A Bb C
She was the princess of the night
A Bb C
I saw the writing on the wall
A Bb C
She was the princess of the night
A Bb
I take a ride across the
Verse 2:
D C E F
sky
D C E F
D
Speeding, sparks like lightning
C E F
Engine working hard
D
Furnace on the foot plate
C E F
Shining in the night
D
Iron striking metal
C E F
The sound of racing steel
D
It's all I ever wanna hear
C
It's music to my ears
Chorus 2:
A Bb C
She was the princess of the night
A Bb C
I saw the writing on the wall
A Bb C
She was the princess of the night
A Bb
I take a ride across the
G
sky
Solo:
D C E F
D C E F
D C E F
D C E F
Chorus 3:
A Bb C
She was the princess of the night
A Bb C
I saw the writing on the wall
A Bb C
She was the princess of the night
A Bb
I take a ride across the
Verse 3:
D
Ninety tons of thunder
C E F
Lighting up the sky
D
Steaming red hot pistons
C E F
See the wheels flash by
D
Hear the whistle blowing
C E F
Streaking down the track
D
If I ever had my way
C
I'd bring the princess back one day
Chorus 4:
A Bb C
She was the princess of the night
A Bb C
I saw the writing on the wall
A Bb C
She was the princess of the night
A Bb
I take a ride across the
Outro:
D C E F
Sky
D C E F
Sky
D C E F
Sky
D C E F
Sky
Song History
Last Updated: September 10, 2025