Key: G major•
Intro 1
G
Verse 1
C
G
Station was empty
G
C
G
I reached in my pocket
D
G
Waited for dawn
Verse 2
C
G
The clock played drums
D
G
And I hummed the sax
D
G
The railroad tracks
Verse 3
C
G
Hey three for a quarter
D
G
One for a dime
Verse 4
G
C
G
I walked in the restaurant
G
C
G
The waitress yelled at me
D
G
So did the food
Verse 5
C
G
And the water taste funny
D
G
When you're far from your home
C
G
But it's only the thirsty
D
G
That hunger to roam
Verse 6
C
G
And the clock played drums
D
G
And I hummed the sax
D
G
The railroad tracks
Verse 7
C
G
Hey three for a quarter
D
G
One for a dime
G
Verse 8
F
G
We'll build us a castle on Main Street
other's arm
D
Bm
D
Verse 9
G
C
G
Christ, I'm so mixed up and lonely
C
D
G
I can't even make friends with my brain
D
G
be where I'm goin'
C
D
But I'm too old to go back again
Interlude 1
G
Verse 10
C
G
Station was empty
G
C
G
I reached in my pocket
D
G
Waited for dawn
Verse 11
C
G
The clock played drums
D
G
And I hummed the sax
D
G
The railroad tracks
Verse 12
C
G
Hey three for a quarter
D
G
One for a dime
D
G
By Rocky Mountain Time
Verse 13
D
G
By Rocky Mountain Time
D
G
By Rocky Mountain Time
Outro 1
G
C
G
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