Key: E major•
Intro 1
D#
A
D#
E
A
C#m
E
Bb
E
Verse 1
E
Eb
It's a long steel rail and a short crosstie. I'm
Ab
A
D#
A
C#m
on my way back home. I'm on that train, the king of them all.
E
B
Bb
That streamlined cannonball.
D#
E
D#
She moves along like a cannon ball,
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G#
D#
like a star in its heavenly flight.
G#
D#
The lonesome sound of the whistle you
C#m
D#
Bb
Eb
love as you travel through the night.
Let me hear you,
E
boy.
Interlude 1
A
E
D#
E
A
C#m
E
Bb
E
Verse 2
A
G#
A
Eb
And the firebots flash, you can see
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Eb
Ab
I ride them blinds,
Eb
Dbm
it's the life that I love
Eb
Bb
B
E
For it's home, sweet home to me
Verse 3
Ab
Eb
Like a in its heavenly flight
Verse 4
Eb
Dbm
whistle you love
Verse 5
Bb
D#
the night
E
Interlude 2
A
E
A
C#m
B
Bb
B
E
Verse 6
G#
A
E
And although he's old and gray
D#
E
A
D#
E
C#m
In his heart he waits for his call
D#
B
On that streamlined cannonball
Eb
E
Eb
Ab
Eb
Dbm
D#
You pick one boy
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D#
Ah, now that's pretty
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D#
She moves along like a cannonball
E
G#
A
E
Like a star in its heavenly flight
E
A
D#
The lonesome sound, the whistle you love
Bb
D#
As you travel through the night
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TunerE A D G B E
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