Steel Rails
Alison Krauss

INTRO:
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CHORUS
G                    Am
Steel rails, chasing sunshine round the bend
C               D               C           G
Winding through trees, like a ribbon in the wind
G                        Am
I don't mind not knowing what lies down the track
          C            D               C                 G
Cause I'm looking out ahead to keep my mind from turning back

G                                 Am
It's not the first time I found myself alone at dawn
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If I really had you once, then I'd have you when I'm gone
G                        Am       
Whistle blowing, blowing lonesome in my mind
C           D               C           G
Calling me along that never ending metal line

G                   Am
Steel rails chasing sunshine round the bend
C               D              C           G
Winding through trees like a ribbon in the wind
G                        Am
I don't mind not knowing what lies down the track
          C            D               C                 G
Cause I'm looking out ahead to keep my mind from turning back

BREAK
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G  Am   C   D    C   G

G                           Am
Sun is shining through the open box car door
C           D              C                  G
Lying in my mind with the things I've known before
G                      Am
I've lost count of the hours, days, and times
         C             D               C            G
Just the rhythm of the rails keeps the motion in my mind

G                   Am
Steel rails chasing sunshine round the bend
C               D              C           G
Winding through trees like a ribbon in the wind
G                        Am
I don't mind not knowing what lies down the track
          C           D                C                 G
Cause I'm looking out ahead to keep my mind from turning back

BREAK
G  Am   C   D    C   G
G  Am   C   D    C   G

G                   Am
Steel rails chasing sunshine round the bend
C               D               C           G
Winding through trees, like a ribbon in the wind
G                        Am
I don't mind not knowing what lies down the track
          C           D                C                 G
Cause I'm looking out ahead to keep my mind from turning back
          C           D                C                 G
Cause I'm looking out ahead to keep my mind from turning back