Tonart: F major
Verse 1
D
Em
G
D
C
G
There was
Asus4
D
G
a time in this fair land
D
when the railroad did not run
Em
When the wild majestic mountains
Asus4
A
stood alone again st the sun
D
G
Long before the white man
Em
D
and long before the wheel
A
When the green dark forest
C
D
was too si lent to be real
But time has no beginnings
A
D
an d the history has no bounds
Bm
As to this verdant country
A
Asus4
A
they came from all around
D
Em
A
They sailed upon her wa terways
D
and they walked the forest tall
Built the mines, mills,
C
D
for the good of us all
And when the young man's fancy
A
D
was a turning in the spring
Bm
The railroad men grew restless
G
A
for to hear them hammers ring
D
Their minds were overflowing
with the visions of their day
A
And many a fortune lost and won
C
D
and many a debt to pay
A
For they looked in the future
Em
and what did they see?
D
running from the sea to the sea
A
Bringing the goods to a
C
All up from the seaports
A
So bring in them workers
Em
and bring up the rails
C
We gotta lay down the tracks
A
Em
Open her heart and let the lifeblood flow
D
cause we're moving too slow
C
A
Asus4
A
cause we're moving too slow
G
A
Rockies the sun is declining
D
G
The stars they come stealing
E
A
at the close of the day
D
Across the wide prairie
G
A
our loved ones lie asleep in
D
G
Beyond the dark forest
A
D
in a place far away
We are the poor boys
G
A
who work upon the railway
D
G
Swinging our hammers
Em
A
in the bright blazing sun
D
Livin' on that stew and a
G
A
drinkin' bad whiskey
D
G
Layin' down them tracks
A
D
till the long days are done
G
Yeah, bendin' our backs
A
D
A
D
Am
D
Am
D
till the railroad is done
Am
D
Now the song of the future has been sung
Am
A
D
All the battles have been won,
Em
Am
D
On the mountaintops we stand,
A
Am
D
All the world at our command,
Em
A
D
We have opened up the soil,
A
C
A
With our teardrops an d our toil.
D
G
There was a time in this fair land
D
when the railroad did not run
G
When the wild majestic mountains
A
stood alone against the sun
D
Long before the white man
and long before the wheel
A
When the green dark forest
C
D
was too silent to be real
A
When the green dark forest
C
D
was too silent to be real
A
And many are the dead men
C
D
too si lent to be real
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