Tom: D D G D Well you might think that it’s long ago Bm A But I can still see the black smoke roll D G D Back before 1959 A D Back before they tore out the railroad line G D It used to be there was timber here Bm A So we took our teams to the woods and cleared D G D Enough to keep all our debts on time A D Back before they tore out the railroad line [Chorus] F#m G D Before the big trucks and the highway F#m G D The world came down those tracks in my day G Em Life was a little different in my prime D A D Back before they tore out the railroad line [Verse] D G D Once we had a thriving railroad town Bm A We had our own post office and kids running ‘round D G D There were brand new houses and one was mine A D Back before they tore out the railroad line G D But then one day all the timber’s gone Bm A And when profit dies it don’t take long D G D To board the station and take the signs A D And tear out all of the railroad line [Chorus] F#m G D Before the big trucks and the highway F#m G D The world came down those tracks in my day G Em Life was a little different in my prime D A D Back before they tore out the railroad line