The Last Spike chords by Cowboy Junkies

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Verse 1
G 
C 
Mornings feel so damn sad
F 
these days
C 
G 
Without the call of the 8:15
That old familiar echo
C 
Has finally died away
F 
C 
Leaving nothing but a chill
G 
Where there once was a mighty scream

Verse 2
C 
And I've watched the flat cars
G 
Take away our timber
C 
G 
I've watched the coal cars steal our rock
Am 
And now that we've got
Em 
Nothing left to take we're told
F 
That the wheels will stop turning,
C 
The whistles will stop blowing,
G 
Em 
These foolish dreams must stop
G 

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Verse 3

Last year they closed down

the post office,

Took the only flag we had in town

That old brick building

Still stands like a cenotaph

To a vision lost and buried in

A very distant past

Verse 4
C 
And I've watched the flat cars
G 
Take away our timber
C 
G 
I've watched the coal cars steal our rock
Am 
And now that we've got
Em 
Nothing left to take we're told
F 
That the wheels will stop turning,
C 
The whistles will stop blowing,
G 
These foolish dreams must stop

Verse 5
Dm 
Am 
The longest train I've ever seen
C 
G 
Was the train that you were on
Dm 
Am 
I walked you to the station,
C 
G 
We kissed and you were gone
F 
Bb 
A 
I dream at night about you coming home
E 
The train in the station,
G 
Your uniform on fire
D 
As you step onto the platform
C 
The band plays a little louder,
Bm 
Am 
G 
And as we  embrace your cap falls off
Am 
C 
Oh, I guess these foolish
dreams must stop
G 

Verse 6
C 
Mornings feel so damn sad
F 
these days
C 
G 
Without the call of the 8:15
C 
Looks like this town is fi nally
Going to die away
F 
C 
Leaving nothing but broken
promises
G 
Where there once was small town dreams

Verse 7
C 
And I've watched the flat cars
G 
Take away our timber
C 
G 
I've watched the coal cars steal our rock
Am 
And now that we've got
Em 
Nothing left to take we're told
F 
That the TV station will be closing,
C 
Main Street windows will need boarding,
G 
A 
That these foolish dreams  must stop