D G D
Well you might think that it’s long ago
Bm A
But I can still see the black smoke roll
D G D
Back before 1959
A D
Back before they tore out the railroad line
G D
It used to be there was timber here
Bm A
So we took our teams to the woods and cleared
D G D
Enough to keep all our debts on time
A D
Back before they tore out the railroad line
[Chorus]
F#m G D
Before the big trucks and the highway
F#m G D
The world came down those tracks in my day
G Em
Life was a little different in my prime
D A D
Back before they tore out the railroad line
[Verse]
D G D
Once we had a thriving railroad town
Bm A
We had our own post office and kids running ‘round
D G D
There were brand new houses and one was mine
A D
Back before they tore out the railroad line
G D
But then one day all the timber’s gone
Bm A
And when profit dies it don’t take long
D G D
To board the station and take the signs
A D
And tear out all of the railroad line
[Chorus]
F#m G D
Before the big trucks and the highway
F#m G D
The world came down those tracks in my day
G Em
Life was a little different in my prime
D A D
Back before they tore out the railroad line
