The Window

Intro G D G [Verso 1] Em D G I could hear the train sizzling down the tracks C From the window where I spent my youth Em D G Yeah, filled with empty promises C Piled high, full of broken truth Em D G She's headed for the Promised Land C A mile and a half of twisting steel Em D G Yeah, built on lies and dollar signs C Good strong backs, and ground cornmeal [Refrão] D Broken bodies, broken system C G Broken families, broken hearts D Another day, another dollar C G Another trip down in the dark Em D G And it's always one step forward C G And two steps back Em D C Money's green and coal is black Am And you can't get family back Interlude G D G [Verso 2] Em D G It was real good for a little while C Yeah, the company dollar kept us fed Em D G Overtime and blood and sweat C Kept a roof over our head Em D G That train is getting lighter now C It don't whine like it used to do Em D G And the bills are piling up these days C Black lung never did come through [Refrão] D Broken bodies, broken system C G Broken families, broken hearts D Another day, another dollar C G Another trip down in the dark Em D G And it's always one step forward C G And two steps back Em D C Money's green and coal is black Am And you can't get family back Instrumental G D G D G [Ponte] Em D G And now that I'm an older man C My hair is fading into gray Em D G Yeah, the depot's just a graveyard now C Tombstone of our yesterday [Refrão] D Broken bodies, broken system C G Broken families, broken hearts D Another day, another dollar C G Another trip down in the dark Em D G And it's always one step forward C G And two steps back Em D C Money's green and coal is black Am G And you can't get family back Outro G D G