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Texas Eagle

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[Verse 1]
E7My Grandaddy was a railroad man
When I was young he took me A7by the Ehand
E7Dragged me to the station at the break of dawn
Said "boy I got to show you somethin' 'B7fore it's Egone"
She was A7blue and silver - she was right on time
We Erode that Texas Eagle on the B7Mopac Eline
[Verse 2]
E7We had some sandwiches that Granma packed
We rode to Palestine and B7hitchhiked Eback
E7Home in time for supper with a tale to tell
That night I dreamed I heard that lonesome B7whistle Ewail
A7When I got old enough to take the train alone
E7I rode that Texas Eagle down to B7San EAntone
[Verse 3]
E7Nowadays they don't make no trains
Just the piggyback freighters and them B7Amtrak Ethings
E7They shut the Eagle down awhile ago
Sold it to the railroad down in B7MexiEco
A7But every now and then that whistle's on my mind
E7I ride that Texas Eagle 'cross the B7borderlEine

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Texas Eagle

by Steve Earle

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[Verse 1]

My Grandaddy was a railroad man

A7 E

When I was young he took me by the hand

Dragged me to the station at the break of dawn

B7 E

Said "boy I got to show you somethin' 'fore it's gone"

She was blue and silver - she was right on time

E B7 E

We rode that Texas Eagle on the Mopac line

[Verse 2]

We had some sandwiches that Granma packed

B7 E

We rode to Palestine and hitchhiked back

Home in time for supper with a tale to tell

B7 E

That night I dreamed I heard that lonesome whistle wail

When I got old enough to take the train alone

E7 B7 E

I rode that Texas Eagle down to San Antone

[Verse 3]

Nowadays they don't make no trains

B7 E

Just the piggyback freighters and them Amtrak things

They shut the Eagle down awhile ago

B7 E

Sold it to the railroad down in Mexico

But every now and then that whistle's on my mind

E7 B7 E

I ride that Texas Eagle 'cross the borderline

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