verse 1. C F C The clickety sound of the southbound freight C G7 And the high speed hum of a passenger train C C/B Am Becomes a part of the soul and the heart and the mind Am G C Of a boy who's raised by the railroad line verse 2. C F C The sound of a whistle at the crossin' road C G7 And the tanks and the trucks and the tractors on the flatcar load C C/B Am Becomes a part of the soul and the heart and the mind Am G C Of a boy who's raised by the railroad line C F G F And the big round penny that you lay on the rails G C And the wheels mash flat C F G And a glimpse of the faces of the ladies F G And the men in the engineer's hats verse 3. C F C And the brakeman waves from the red caboose C G7 He's a part of the past, never quite turns loose C C/B Am Becomes a part of the soul and the heart and the mind Am G C Of a boy who's raised by the railroad line ~~Instrumental Break over the verse.~~ C F G F And the big round penny that you lay on the rails G C And the wheels mash flat C F G And a glimpse of the faces of the ladies F G And the men in the engineer's hats verse 4. C F C And the brakeman waves from the red caboose C G7 He's a part of the past, never quite turns loose C C/B Am Becomes a part of the soul and the heart and the mind Am G C Of a boy who's raised by the railroad line Verse 5. C F C The clickety sound of the southbound freight C G7 And the high speed hum of a passenger train C C/B Am Becomes a part of the soul and the heart and the mind Am G C Of a boy who's raised by the railroad line Am G C Of a boy who's raised by the railroad line