Key: E minor
Intro 1
C#m
F#m
E
B
C#m
F#m
E
B
Verse 1
C#m
F#m
E
B
The walls are built up stone by stone
C#m
F#m
E
B
The fields divided one by one
C#m
F#m
And the train conductor says
E
B
Take a break, Driver 8
C#m
F#m
Driver 8, take a break
E
B
We've been on this shift too long
Chorus 1
B
A
E
B
And the train conductor says
A
E
B
Take a break, driver 8
A
E
B
Driver 8, take a break
A
E
C#m
We can reach our destination
B
E
B
C#m
But we're still a ways away
B
E
B
But we're still a ways
Verse 2
C#m
(away)
F#m
I saw a treehouse,
E
B
on the outskirts of the farm
C#m
F#m
The power lines have floaters,
E
B
so the airplanes won't get snagged
C#m
The bells are ringing,
F#m
E
B
through the town again
C#m
F#m
The children look up, all they hear,
E
B
is sky-blue bells ringing
Chorus 2
B
A
E
B
And the train conductor says
A
E
B
Take a break, driver 8
A
E
B
Driver 8, take a break
A
E
C#m
We can reach our destination
B
E
B
C#m
But we're still a ways away
B
E
B
C#m
But we're still a ways away
B
E
B
C#m
But we're still a ways away
B
E
B
But we're still a ways
Bridge 1
F#m
(away)
A
A way to shield the ha ted heat
E
B
A way to put myself to sleep
F#m
A
A way to shield the ha ted heat
E
B
A way to put myself, my children to sleep
Interlude 1
C#m
F#m
E
B
C#m
F#m
E
B
Verse 3
C#m
F#m
E
B
He piloted this song in a plane like that one
C#m
F#m
E
B
She is selling faith on the Go Tell Crusade
C#m
F#m
E
Locomotive 8, Southern Crescent,
B
C#m
hear the bells ring again
F#m
E
B
The fields of wheat is looking thin
Chorus 3
B
A
E
B
And the train conductor says
A
E
B
Take a break, driver 8
A
E
B
Driver 8, take a break
A
E
B
We've been on this shift too long
A
E
B
And the train conductor says
A
E
B
Take a break, driver 8
A
E
B
Driver 8, take a break
A
E
C#m
We can reach our destination
B
E
B
C#m
But we're still a ways away
B
E
B
C#m
But we're still a ways away
B
E
B
C#m
But we're still a ways away
B
E
B
C#m
But we're still a ways away
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