It Was A Train

Am Em Am Am Em I climbed aboard the ugliest of beasts E I felt the earth give way beneath my feet Am I'd still be crawlin' across the ground Dm Belching fire and ash and sound Am E Am With a roar so loud it made my ears bleed F C It was a train that led me from all I knew G G# And taught me the ways of the wind C F C From the windows of a train I saw my youth pass by G Am Now this train's gonna take me home again Am Em Am Em Am Em I saw the dust clouds swirling at my feet E Heard steel clacking and clanging in the heat Am Then a filthy churning cloud Dm Blacked out the sun for 20 miles Am E Am As we rode off to the sound of boxcar creaks F C It was a train that led me from all I knew G G# And taught me the ways of the wind C F C From the windows of a train I saw my youth pass by G Am Now this train's gonna take me home again Am Em Am Em (2x) Verae Am Em I tasted filthy lies upon my lips E I felt the hateful scorn of hypocrites Am I choked and gasped for air Dm With black soot matted in my hair Am E Am And clutched the door with tar-stained fingertips F C It was a train that led me from all I knew G G# And taught me the ways of the wind C F C From the windows of a train I saw my youth pass by G Am Now this train's gonna take me home again Am Em Am Em