[Intro] G [Chorus] C The railroad comes through the middle of the house G The railroad comes through the middle of the house C The trains all come through the middle of the house D G Since the company bought the land [Verse] C They let us live in the front of the house G They let us live in the back C But there ain't no livin' in the middle of the house D G 'Cause that's the railroad track
[Verse] C When a bill collector comes to the house G He knocks and bangs on the door C So we sit him right down in the middle of the house D7 G And he never comes back no more [Chorus] C The railroad comes through the middle of the house G The railroad comes through the middle of the house C It comes and goes through the middle of the house D G And the trains are all on time G Here comes the five-o-nine [Verse] C The railroad comes through the middle of the house G In and out of the middle of the house C Right smack dab through the middle of the house D G Where the parlor used to be [Verse] C There's a great big door in the front of the house G There's a little old door in the back C But we can't have doors in the middle of the house D G 'Cause that's the railroad track [Verse] C A relative came to visit the house G He liked to scream and fuss C So we sat him right down in the middle of the house D7 G And he never more bothered us [Chorus] C The railroad comes through the middle of the house G The railroad comes through the middle of the house C It comes and goes through the middle of the house D G