Railroad Song

D G D When I was a boy in the days of the train Bm A I'd sit by the tracks on a long summer day G D And I'd wave at the brakesman, And he'd wave back at me Bm A D While the thunderclouds rolled... Out of East Tennessee D G D But the dreams of a boy disappear when you're grown Bm A And though I may dream, the railroads are gone G D The ties they are rotten And the tracks shot to hell Bm A D Along with my dreams... and the old railroad bell D G A D In my dreams I ride the rails to California G A D Workin' diners and farms along the way G A D Or I'd hop a ride to hide across the border G A D With a black eyed girl beside me all the way D G D Now the mountains are silent And the railroads are gone Bm A And the coal towns no longer hear the miners at dawn G D But the train whistle shrills out her memories to me Bm A D While the thunderclouds roll... out of East Tennessee D G A D In my dreams I ride the rails to California G A D Workin' diners and farms along the way G A D Or I'd hop a ride to hide across the border G A D With a black eyed girl beside me all the way D G D Now the mountains are silent And the railroads are gone Bm A And the coal towns no longer hear the miners at dawn G D But the train whistle shrills out her memories to me Bm A D While the thunderclouds roll... out of East Tennessee