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[Verse 1]
G G* D
I can strum a little, I can hold a chord
Am C G
This ain't the gospel and I ain't the lord
G* Am
I'm no holy roller, but for what it's worth
A7 D Dsus4
My freedom's a train ride to heaven on earth
[Chorus]
D Em
It's not just a train
D Em
It's saying goodbye, saying hello
C G
To where we have been, where we might go
D Em
It's what we have passed, what we might see
C G D Am C
It's not just a train, it's freedom to me
[Verse 2]
G G* D
Kids flattening pennies as the iron horse rolls by
Am C
Between the trains I see an old man
G
Face full of smiles
G* Am
Young woman crying as her lover leaves
A7 D Dsus4
Gun on his shoulder and stripes on his sleeve
[Chorus]
D Em
It's not just a train
D Em
It's saying goodbye, saying hello
C G
To where we have been, where we might go
D Em
Places we've passed, places we'll see
C G D Am C
It's not just a train, it's freedom to me
[Verse 3]
G G* D
Through a crack in the the slats a harvest moon shines
Am C G
On Harper Lee's pages I turn to kill time
G G* Am
The car toads are waiting for me at the station
A7 D
To give the bum's rush to a frost-bitten 'bo
[Chorus]
D Em
It's not just a train
D Em
It's saying goodbye, saying hello
C G
To where we have been, where we might go
D Em
People we've passed, people we'll see
C G D Am C G D Am
It's not just a train, it's freedom to me... It's freedom to me...
C G D Am C G
Freedom to me... Freedom to me