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
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