Intro:
C F C
C F C Am
C G C
verse 1
C
It's a long steel rail and a short cross tie
F C
I'm on my way back home
C F C Am
I'm on that train the king of them all
C G C
That streamlined cannonball
C
She moves along like a cannonball
F C
Like a star in it's heavenly flight
C F C Am
The lonesome sound of the whistle you love
C G C
As she travels through the night
Instrumental
C F C
C F C Am
C G C
verse 2
C
I can see a smile on the engineer's face
F C
And although he's old and gray
C F C Am
A contented heart he waits for his call
C G C
On the streamline cannonball
C
She moves along like a cannonball
F C
Like a star in it's heavenly flight
C F C Am
The lonesome sound from the whistle you love
C G C
As she travels through the night
Instrumental
C F C
C F C Am
C G C
verse 3
C
The headlight beams out in the night
F C
And the firebox flash you can see
C F C Am
I ride them blinds it's the life that I love
C G C
Lord it's home sweet home to me
C
She moves along like a cannonball
F C
Like a star in it's heavenly flight
C F C Am
The lonesome sound of the whistle you love
C G C
As she travels through the night
Outro:
C G C
Travels through the night (Fade)