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Railroad Man

Railroad Man

Hoffman Cheng
April 2002

Bm
He was only 17
G
When he got his first job
A
Riding his rail was his dream
Bm
Checking in at every stop
D
Hanging out the lights
C
Working through the night
A           G                D
He was born to be a railroad man


Bm
Rolling out at dawn
G
To the station he would go
A
That whistle was his song
Bm
Train moving slow
D
People rushing in
C
His journey soon begins
A              G             D
He was born to be a railroad man


Bridge
C
Train rocking down the tracks
D
No chance for looking back
A
Railroad has to be
G                 D
Somewhere else by three


Bm
Carolina was his home
G
Two kids and a wife
A
He didn't want to roam
Bm
But the railroad was his life
D
Nothing could compare
C
With what the steel and he shared
A              G             D
He was born to be a railroad man


Chorus
C             G
Rock yourself to sleep
D             A
Railroad man, Railroad man
C              G
Long hours you must keep
D             A
Railroad man, Railroad man
Em
Your family's fast asleep
D
Railroad man
C                D
Your train keeps rolling on


Bm
Well that final whistle blew
G
He boarded heaven's train
A
He knew that this time
Bm
He'd not come back again
D
When that train pulled out
C
He heard the angels shout
A                    G
It's time for you to rest
D
Railroad man
Forever And Beyond

Hoffman Cheng
April 2002

D
To fly on the wings of eagles
A
To ride on the backs of whales
D
To reach for that highest peak
E
We've all had those dreams
G
But where in this life
D
We must find a path to
G             D
Forever and beyond

A
To walk along a mountain trail
D
To find a new star in the sky
A
Peace and understanding
G                    D
These are the things that make up
G             D
Forever and beyond

D
Forever and beyond
A
The horizon awaits
D
Forever and beyond
B
We tempt the hands of fate
G             D
Looking for a road to
G             D
Forever and beyond

A
One night I found an old well
D
Its depths seem to reach the bowels of hell
A
But up above the moon hung high
G            D
These images takes me to
G            D
Forever and beyond

D
Forever and beyond
A
The horizon awaits
D
Forever and beyond
B
We tempt the hands of fate
G             D
Looking for a road to
G             D
Forever and beyond