Verse: 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 And I'd wave at the brakesman D And he'd wave back at me Bm While the thunderclouds rolled
A D Out of East Tennessee Verse: 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 The ties they are rotten D And the tracks shot to hell Bm A D Along with my dreams and the old railroad bell Chrous: 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 Now the mountains are silent D 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 Chrous: 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 Now the mountains are silent D 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 Orignally by macrhino on e-chords.com