Introduction CFC CFCAm CGC Verse 1 C It's a long steel rail and a short cross tie F C I'm on my way back home C F C Am I'm on that train the king of them all C G C That streamlined cannonball Chorus C She moves along like a cannonball F C Like a star in it's heavenly flight C F C Am The lonesome sound of the whistle you love C G C As she travels through the night Instrumental CFC CFCAm CGC Verse 2 C I can see a smile on the engineer's face F C And although he's old and gray C F C Am A contented heart he waits for his call C G C On the streamline cannonball Chorus C She moves along like a cannonball F C Like a star in it's heavenly flight C F C Am The lonesome sound from the whistle you love C G C As she travels through the night Instrumental CFC CFCAm CGC Verse 3 C The headlight beams out in the night F C And the firebox flash you can see C F C Am I ride them blinds it's the life that I love C G C Lord it's home sweet home to me Chorus C She moves along like a cannonball F C Like a star in it's heavenly flight C F C Am The lonesome sound of the whistle you love C G C As she travels through the night Outro C G C Travels through the night (Fade)