WWW.AZCHORDS.COM | Mason Jennings - Empire Builder Chords | Ver. 1
[Intro] x2
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G Am D7 G (Climbdown low E)
All day every day, I swing the hammer to the metal on the northern railway.
Em Am
Always a movie playing in my head.
D7 G
A million movies starring and you me
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G Am
Moonshine every night
D7 G (Climb down low E)
Eating supper by the fire out in the clear moonlight
Em Am
Ankles crossed, hands behind my head
D7 G
Telling stories, singing songs about the west
B Em
I'm always, thinking of you
B Em
Staring off down the railroad line
B Em
One sweet day, I will see you
B C
But I swing the hammer until
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The Empire Builder brings me home
[Interlude] x2
Mmmm mmmm
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G Am D7 G (Climbdown low E)
Two months, and two hard weeks, sometimes days go by when nobody speaks
Em Am
From Illinois, to Washington
D7 G
There ain't nothing but the hammer to the rail
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G Am
One day when this track runs through
D7 G (Climb down low E)
I'm gonna buy a new suit and come lookin for you
Em Am
Carefree, you and me
D7 G
We'll take the Empire Builder to the sea
B Em
I'm always, thinking of you
B Em
Staring off down the railroad line
B Em
One sweet day, I will see you
B C
But I swing the hammer until
B C D G
The Empire Builder brings me home
[Outro]
Mmmm mmmm
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[Outro]
Mmmm G7
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