WWW.AZCHORDS.COM | Tony Rice - Greenlight On The Southern Chords | Ver. 1
[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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Standing on the sidetrack at the south end of town
A
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
A
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
G A
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
A
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
A
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
