Verse
C F C
I haven’t let my hair down in a while
F C
Since it caught fire in the coals
F C G/B Am
I turned around and walked a back road mile
G F G
With all the ashes in my soul
verse 2
C F C
I haven’t felt a cold dawn in a while
F C
Long time they were all I knew
F C G/B Am
Been holdin’ on to a newborn child
G F G
Whose eyes are askin’ after you
F G
Oh railroad man
C G/B Am
I’ve been trying to stand
F G F
Where the morning stars might fall
F G
Oh railroad man
C G/B Am
Will you do what you can
F G F
To remember me at all
C G C
To remember me at all
verse 3
C F C
If you come looking I might warn you
F
These tears don't leave an easy trai
F C G/B Am
I cut my heart out of my calico sleeve
G F G
And then, I put it up for sale
F G
Oh railroad man
C G/B Am
I’ve been trying to stand
F G F
Where the morning stars might fall
F G
Oh railroad man
C G/B Am
Will you do what you can
F G F
To remember me at all
C G C
To remember me at all