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[Intro]
Em D/F# G
Metal tracks and westbound trains
Em D/F# G
This cold in my bones is gettin' to my brain
Em D/F# G
And I'm a million miles from yesterday
I wake up each morning,
Em
each morning's the same
D/F# G G D/F#
Metal tracks and westbound trains
[Verse 1]
Em D G
Dandelions and fresh sunflowers
Em D
The moon's coming out,
G
the engine grows louder
Em D
And I'm not running from a thing but running towards
G
The plain hard fact that I belong by
Em D G Em D
Dandelions and fresh sunflowers
[Chorus]
C G D
I'm somewhere between Kansas and coal
Em D C
And Colorado snow, don't care anymore
Em D
'Long as I'm gettin' where I go
C G D
And I'm from Mississippi where nobody missed me
Em D
So I'm travelin' on
C Em D G D/F#
So tonight I'll call this train my home
[Verse 2]
Em D G
Heart made of stone and eyes made of glass
Em D G
When I'm riding these rails I'm chasing my past
Em D
And I once had a lover and, good God,
G
I loved her
But she was gone too fast
Em D/F# G Em D
With a heart made of stone and eyes made of glass
[Chorus]
C G D
I'm somewhere between Salt Lake and red freights
Em D C
And I hope that soon I'll be done with snowflakes
Em D
I'm still just travelin' on
C G D
An empty bottle of whiskey cuts through like mesquite
Em D
But it keeps me warm
C Em D G D/F#
So tonight I'll call this whiskey home
[Bridge]
Em
Oh,
D G
and I like to think that I'm just a travelin' soul
Em D
When the music plays,
G
I'd like to have a spot at his show
Em D
But for now,
G
I'm sittin' 'tween two tanks of oil
Em D G
Writin' this song to pass the time,
G D/F# Em D
followin' these roads And Lord,
G
I know
[Chorus]
Em D G
Please don't leave me 'lone
Em D G
I will follow
Em D G
One day I will come home
[Outro]
C/G G
When I finally reach the west coast
D/F# Em7 Dadd9/F#
Maybe then I'll just float and stay for a while
C/G Em7 D/F#
Maybe I'll get back on the line
C/G G
'Cause for a man like me,
D/F#
I need room to breathe
Em7 D/F#
Being on my own is where I feel free
C Em7 D5/A
So I'll decide when I get where I'm goin'
[Intro] | Em - - - | D/F# - - - | G - - - | - - - - | | Em - - - | D/F# - - - | G - - - | - - - - | | Em - - - | D/F# - - - | G - - - | - - - - | | Em - - - | D/F# - - - | G - - - | - - G D/F# | Metal tracks and westbound trains This cold in my bones is gettin' to my brain And I'm a million miles from yesterday I wake up each morning, each morning's the same Metal tracks and westbound trains [Verse 1] | Em - - - | D - - - | G - - - | - - - - | | Em - - - | D - - - | G - - - | - - - - | | Em - - - | D - - - | G - - - | - - - - | | Em - - - | D - - - | G - - - | - - Em D | Dandelions and fresh sunflowers The moon's coming out, the engine grows louder And I'm not running from a thing but running towards The plain hard fact that I belong by Dandelions and fresh sunflowers [Chorus] | C - - - | G - - - | D - - - | Em - D - | | C - - - | Em - - - | D - - - | - - - - | | C - - - | G - - - | D - - - | Em - D - | | C - - - | Em - - - | D - - - | - - G D/F# | I'm somewhere between Kansas and coal And Colorado snow, don't care anymore 'Long as I'm gettin' where I go And I'm from Mississippi where nobody missed me So I'm travelin' on So tonight I'll call this train my home [Verse 2] | Em - - - | D - - - | G - - - | - - - - | | Em - - - | D - - - | G - - - | - - - - | | Em - - - | D - - - | G - - - | - - - - | | Em - - - | D/F# - - - | G - - - | - - Em D | Heart made of stone and eyes made of glass When I'm riding these rails I'm chasing my past And I once had a lover and, good God, I loved her But she was gone too fast With a heart made of stone and eyes made of glass [Chorus] | C - - - | G - - - | D - - - | Em - D - | | C - - - | Em - - - | D - - - | - - - - | | C - - - | G - - - | D - - - | Em - D - | | C - - - | Em - - - | D - - - | - - G D/F# | I'm somewhere between Salt Lake and red freights And I hope that soon I'll be done with snowflakes I'm still just travelin' on An empty bottle of whiskey cuts through like mesquite But it keeps me warm So tonight I'll call this whiskey home [Bridge] | Em - - - | D - - - | G - - - | - - - - | | Em - - - | D - - - | G - - - | - - - - | | Em - - - | D - - - | G - - - | - - - - | | Em - - - | D - - - | G - - - | - - G D/F# | | Em - - - | D - - - | G - - - | - - - - | Oh, and I like to think that I'm just a travelin' soul When the music plays, I'd like to have a spot at his show But for now, I'm sittin' 'tween two tanks of oil Writin' this song to pass the time, followin' these roads And Lord, I know [Chorus] | Em | D | G | - | | Em | D | G | - | | Em | D | G | - | Please don't leave me 'lone I will follow One day I will come home [Outro] | C/G - | G - | D/F# - | Em7 Dadd9/F# | | C/G - | Em7 - | D/F# - | - - | | C/G - | G - | D/F# - | Em7 D/F# | | C - | Em7 - | D5/A - | When I finally reach the west coast Maybe then I'll just float and stay for a while Maybe I'll get back on the line 'Cause for a man like me, I need room to breathe Being on my own is where I feel free So I'll decide when I get where I'm goin'
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