Southern Pacific

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[Intro]
Em Em Em Em
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[Verse 1]
G Em
Down the mountainside, to the coastline
C Em
Past the angry tide, the mighty diesel whines
G Em
And the tunnel comes, and the tunnel goes
C Em
'Round another bend, the giant drivers roll
[Verse 2]
G Em
I rode the Highball, I fired the Daylight
C Em
When I turned around sixty-five, I couldn't see right
G Em
It was "Mister Jones, we've got to let you go"
C Em
"It's company policy, you've got a pension though"
[Chorus]
G Em
Roll on, Southern Pacific
C Em
On your silver rails, on your silver rails
G Em
Roll on, Southern Pacific
C Cmaj7 Em
On your silver rails, through the moonlight
[Break]
Em Em Em Em
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Em Em Em Em
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Em Em Em Em
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Em Em Em Em
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[Verse 3]
G Em
I put in my time, I put in my time
C Em Em
Now I'm left to roll, down the long decline
G Em
I ain't no brake man, ain't no conductor
C Em
But I would be though, if I was younger
[Chorus]
G Em
Roll on, Southern Pacific
C Em
On your silver rails, on your silver rails
G Em
Roll on, Southern Pacific
C Cmaj7 Em
Roll on, on your silver rails
[Outro]
Em Em Em Em
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Em Em Em Em
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Em Em Em Em
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Em Em Em Em
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(fade out)

Southern Pacific chords and lyrics

Free chords for Southern Pacific by Neil Young. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

[Intro]
| Em | Em | Em | Em |
[Verse 1]
[Verse 2]
[Chorus]
[Break]
| Em | Em | Em | Em |
| Em | Em | Em | Em |
| Em | Em | Em | Em |
| Em | Em | Em | Em |
[Verse 3]
[Chorus]
[Outro]
| Em | Em | Em | Em |
| Em | Em | Em | Em |
| Em | Em | Em | Em |

Southern Pacific Chords by Neil Young

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