Verse 1.
[C]The clickety sound of the [F]southbound [C]freight
[C]And the high speed hum of a passenger [G7]train
[C]Becomes a part of the soul and the [C/B]heart and the [Am]mind
[Am]Of a boy who's [G]raised by the railroad [C]line
Verse 2.
[C]The sound of a whistle at the [F]crossin' [C]road
[C]And the tanks and the trucks and the tractors on the flatcar [G7]load
[C]Becomes a part of the soul and the [C/B]heart and the [Am]mind
[Am]Of a boy who's [G]raised by the railroad [C]line
CHORUS:
[C]And the big round [F]penny that you [G]lay on the [F]rails
And the [G]wheels mash [C]flat
[C]And a glimpse of the [F]faces of the [G]ladies
And the [F]men in the engineer's [G]hats
Verse 3.
[C]And the brakeman waves from the [F]red ca[C]boose
[C]He's a part of the past, never quite turns [G7]loose
[C]Becomes a part of the soul and the [C/B]heart and the [Am]mind
[Am]Of a boy who's [G]raised by the railroad [C]line
~~Instrumental Break over the verse.~~
CHORUS:
[C]And the big round [F]penny that you [G]lay on the [F]rails
And the [G]wheels mash [C]flat
[C]And a glimpse of the [F]faces of the [G]ladies
And the [F]men in the engineer's [G]hats
Verse 4.
[C]And the brakeman waves from the [F]red ca[C]boose
[C]He's a part of the past, never quite turns [G7]loose
[C]Becomes a part of the soul and the [C/B]heart and the [Am]mind
[Am]Of a boy who's [G]raised by the railroad [C]line
Verse 5.
[C]The clickety sound of the [F]southbound [C]freight
[C]And the high speed hum of a passenger [G7]train
[C]Becomes a part of the soul and the [C/B]heart and the [Am]mind
[Am]Of a boy who's [G]raised by the railroad [C]line
[Am]Of a boy who's [G]raised by the railroad [C]line
[C]The clickety sound of the [F]southbound [C]freight
[C]And the high speed hum of a passenger [G7]train
[C]Becomes a part of the soul and the [C/B]heart and the [Am]mind
[Am]Of a boy who's [G]raised by the railroad [C]line
Verse 2.
[C]The sound of a whistle at the [F]crossin' [C]road
[C]And the tanks and the trucks and the tractors on the flatcar [G7]load
[C]Becomes a part of the soul and the [C/B]heart and the [Am]mind
[Am]Of a boy who's [G]raised by the railroad [C]line
CHORUS:
[C]And the big round [F]penny that you [G]lay on the [F]rails
And the [G]wheels mash [C]flat
[C]And a glimpse of the [F]faces of the [G]ladies
And the [F]men in the engineer's [G]hats
Verse 3.
[C]And the brakeman waves from the [F]red ca[C]boose
[C]He's a part of the past, never quite turns [G7]loose
[C]Becomes a part of the soul and the [C/B]heart and the [Am]mind
[Am]Of a boy who's [G]raised by the railroad [C]line
~~Instrumental Break over the verse.~~
CHORUS:
[C]And the big round [F]penny that you [G]lay on the [F]rails
And the [G]wheels mash [C]flat
[C]And a glimpse of the [F]faces of the [G]ladies
And the [F]men in the engineer's [G]hats
Verse 4.
[C]And the brakeman waves from the [F]red ca[C]boose
[C]He's a part of the past, never quite turns [G7]loose
[C]Becomes a part of the soul and the [C/B]heart and the [Am]mind
[Am]Of a boy who's [G]raised by the railroad [C]line
Verse 5.
[C]The clickety sound of the [F]southbound [C]freight
[C]And the high speed hum of a passenger [G7]train
[C]Becomes a part of the soul and the [C/B]heart and the [Am]mind
[Am]Of a boy who's [G]raised by the railroad [C]line
[Am]Of a boy who's [G]raised by the railroad [C]line
