Not Just a Train

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 Cm 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 Cm 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 DAm It's not just a train, it's freedom to me... It's freedom to me... C G D AC G Freedom to me... Freedom to me