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

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

Rob Cheng
September 2000

A
Spent ten years on married life
    E
And two kids to call her own
A 
Now she's finally moving on
        F#   
but she feels so all alone
A
Drops the kids off at nursery school
     E
and quickly waves goodbye
A
as she runs to her car
          B               E
there's a teardrop in her eye


B     
getting it back together
E
you know it's always tough
B       
and when her heart is stronger
           C#                F#
is there a second chance for love?



A
spots a lady driving out
         E
from her husband's house that day
A
she calls him on her cell phone
             F#
but there's nothing left to say


A
8am she parks her car 
        E
and the sky is turning grey 
A
little girl walks up and says
    B               E 
how nice you look today


B
getting it back together

E
you know it's always tough
B
and when her heart is stronger
           C#                F#
is there a second chance for love?