Intro
G# G#/G
C# Fm D# (2x)
[Verses]
G# G#/G
feel like an old railroad man
C# Fm D#
ridin' out on the bluemont line
G# G#/G
hummin' along old dominion blues
C# Fm D#
not much to see and not much left to lose
C#maj7 G#
and i know i can walk along the tracks
Fm C#maj7
it may take a little longer but i'll know
D# G# G#/G C# Fm D#
how to find my way back
G# G#/G
i feel like an old railroad man
C# Fm D#
who's really tried the best that he can
G# G#/G
to make his life add up to something good
C# Fm D#
but this engine no longer burns on wood
C#maj7 G#
and i guess i may never understand
Fm
the times that i live in
C#maj7 D# G# G#/G C# Fm D#
are not made for a railroad man
G# G#/G
C# Fm D#
G# G#/G
i feel like an old railroad man
C# Fm D#
getting on board at the end of an age
G# G#/G
the station's empty and the whistle blows
C#
things are faster now
Fm D#
and this train is just too slow
C#maj7 G#
and i know i can walk along the tracks
Fm C#maj7
it may take a little longer but i'll know
D# G# G#/G C# Fm D#
how to find my way back
G# G#/G
C# Fm D# (10x)