D                      A
I can hear the whistle blowing
A                        D
High and lonesome as can be
G                          D
Tonight the rain is softly falling
A       A7               D
And its falling just for me


[Chorus]
        A                        D
Looking back along the road I've traveled
    A                          D
The miles could tell a million tales
     D          G                 D
Each year Lord, like some rolling freight train,
   A       A7               D
Is cold as starlight on the rails


[Verse 2]
  D                       A
I think about my home and family
   A                           D
My house and all the things it means
    G                          D
The black smoke trailing out behind me
   A      A7               D
Is like a string of broken dreams


[Chorus]
        A                        D
Looking back along the road I've traveled
    A                          D
The miles could tell a million tales
     D          G                 D
Each year Lord, like some rolling freight train,
   A       A7               D
Is cold as starlight on the rails


[Verse 3]
    D                      A
Now if you live out on the highway
       A                               D
You're like some clock that can't tell time
    G                           A
And if you spend your life just rambling
       A      A7             D
You're like a song without a rhyme


[Chorus]
        A                        D
Looking back along the road I've traveled
    A                          D
The miles could tell a million tales
     D          G                 D
Each year Lord, like some rolling freight train,
   A       A7               D
Is cold as starlight on the rails