Greenlight On The Southern Chords

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDQyizQWb80
 
 
[Intro]
D A D
 
 
[Verse 1]
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Standing on the sidetrack at the south end of town
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On a dry hot dusty august day the steam pipe pouring down
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The fireman with his long oil can oiling the old valve gears
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Waiting for the fast mail train the semaphore to clear
 
 
[Verse 2]
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The engineer in the old high cab his gold watch in his hand
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Looking at the waterglass and letting down the sand
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Rolling out on the old main line taking up the slack
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Gone today so they say but tomorrow he’ll be back
 
 
[Chorus]
        A     G D
Oh if I could return
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To those boyhood days of mine
        D
And the greenlight on the southern southern railroad line
 
 
[Instrumental]
D A D  x4
 
 
[Verse 3]
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Creeping down the rusty rails of the weed grown branch line
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The section houses gray and white by the yard limit sign
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The hoggers call the old high ball no more time to wait
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Rolling down to birmingham with a 10 car load for freight
 
 
[Chorus]
        A     G D
Oh if I could return
         G               A
To those boyhood days of mine
        D
And the greenlight on the southern southern railroad line
 
 
[Instrumental]
D A D  x4
 
 
[Verse 4]
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The whistle scream with a hiss of steam the headlight gleams clear
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The drivers roll on the green and go getting mighty near
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Handing up the orders to the engine crew on time
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It’s the Alabama great southern AGS railroad line
 
 
[Chorus]
        A     G D
Oh if I could return
         G               A
To those boyhood days of mine
        D
And the greenlight on the southern southern railroad line
 
 
[Outro]
        A     G D
Oh if I could return
         G               A
To those boyhood days of mine
        D
And the greenlight on the southern southern railroad line
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