Tabbed by Tim Lyons
Capo on 4th fret. Throw in some nice ol' country hammer ons and bass note walks to
spice things up.
C D G
G C G
I never did have that fast train to take me down the line
D G G7
Or smelled the smoke from a hot coal as the engine fired
C G ---(F# walk down)---> Em
If I could ask that engineer for one more mile and then I’ll go
C D G
Just let the whistle wail and take it in slow
G C G
Take me back to the railroad track and the sounds inside my mind
D G G7
Where rusty wheels and steel rails still whine
C G ---(F# walk down)---> Em
Where I can hop that 909 and go back in time some time ago
C D G
Just let the whistle wail and take it in slow
G C G
D G G7
C G Em
C D G
G C G
Park my horse and buggie by some old lazy creek
D G G7
Take my car to the graveyard and dig a hole real deep
C G ---(F# walk down)---> Em
We’ll holler “rest in peace” and weep, lay track on every street
C D G
Let the whistle wail and give the rail my soul to keep
C G ---(F# walk down)---> Em
Mr. engineer just one more mile and then I’ll go
C D G
Just let the whistle wail and take it in slow
C D G
Let the whistle wail and take it in slow
