Chords
Raised By The Railroad Line

Key: C

Introduction:

C                                                                 F                         C  
The clickety sound of the southbound freight
C                                                                                                 G7  
And the high speed hum of a passenger train
C                                                                                         C/B                            Am  
Becomes a part of the soul and the heart and the mind
Am                                 G                                                         C  
Of a boy who's raised by the railroad line
verse 2.
C                                                                            F                    C  
The sound of a whistle at the crossin' road
C                                                                                                                                                              G7  
And the tanks and the trucks and the tractors on the flatcar load
C                                                                                         C/B                            Am  
Becomes a part of the soul and the heart and the mind
Am                                 G                                                         C  
Of a boy who's raised by the railroad line
C                                            F                                    G                         F  
And the big round penny that you lay on the rails
                     G                            C  
And the wheels mash flat
C                                                    F                              G  
And a glimpse of the faces of the ladies
                     F                                                      G  
And the men in the engineer's hats
verse 3.
C                                                                                 F            C  
And the brakeman waves from the red caboose
C                                                                                                              G7  
He's a part of the past, never quite turns loose
C                                                                                         C/B                            Am  
Becomes a part of the soul and the heart and the mind
Am                                 G                                                         C  
Of a boy who's raised by the railroad line
~~Instrumental Break over the verse.~~
C                                            F                                    G                         F  
And the big round penny that you lay on the rails
                     G                            C  
And the wheels mash flat
C                                                    F                              G  
And a glimpse of the faces of the ladies
                     F                                                      G  
And the men in the engineer's hats
verse 4.
C                                                                                 F            C  
And the brakeman waves from the red caboose
C                                                                                                              G7  
He's a part of the past, never quite turns loose
C                                                                                         C/B                            Am  
Becomes a part of the soul and the heart and the mind
Am                                 G                                                         C  
Of a boy who's raised by the railroad line
Verse 5.
C                                                                 F                         C  
The clickety sound of the southbound freight
C                                                                                                 G7  
And the high speed hum of a passenger train
C                                                                                         C/B                            Am  
Becomes a part of the soul and the heart and the mind
Am                                 G                                                         C  
Of a boy who's raised by the railroad line
Am                                 G                                                         C  
Of a boy who's raised by the railroad line