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