Intro F C D Verse 1 G In the eyes of the old ones C D Who watched from a distance G G7 C D It was devilish magic at best G G7 But the hearts of the children C D Were filled with excitement C D G As they dreamed of their home in the West Verse 2 C G Oh the engine would fire the black smoke would rise G7 D Thru the spray of the slick silver steam C G It was something of wonder that steel plated thunder D G Bm That moved the American dream D C A That moved the American dream ADAD Verse 3 A I can hear the sleepy whistle blowin' D I can see the sparks beneath the wheels A As she leaves the hills behind her D For the ragged cotton fields A B7 In a dusty one-horse station D A All the children grow impatient B7 D And they stare into the distance for a sign Chorus 1 N/C E D G A Here she comes can't you hear the whistle whine E G D A Here she comes she's rollin' in right on time E D A Bm Well I can feel her she's runnin' in my Blood Line D A she's Running' in my bloodline Banjo riff in A Verse 4 A Overman Grady waves his lantern D "All on board" I hear him cry A While Lucius stokes the cinder Lord D and wipes the coal dirt from his eyes A B7 Yes she was proud and full of fire D A As she rode that silver wire B7 D From the Kansas Plains to the great Sierra Pine Chorus 2 N/C E G D A Here she comes can't you hear the whistle whine E G D A Here she comes she's rollin' in right on time E D A Bm I can feel her she's runnin' in my blood line D A yeah running in my bloodline Riff A D B7 D A D Bm A G Yeah Verse 5 G G7 Now the stockyards are empty C D The steel rails are rusted G C D They belong to the wind and the sand G But we long will remember C D the steel and the timber C G And the pulse that once beat thru this land Outro C G Oh the engine would fire the black smoke would rise G7 D Thru the spray of the slick silver steam C G It was something of wonder that steel plated thunder D G Bm Bm7 That moved the American dream D C G C moved the American dream G C The American dream G C BBG7 D r e a m