Fred Eaglesmith - 49 tons

If there were ^Gseventeen cars out in my back yard, The ^Fboys in blue were calling my name, ^GSemi-automatics up on the rooftop, ^FThey just wanted to talk to me, I'd ^Gtell them what they wanted to hear, The ^Fonly thing that I knew. ^GForty-nine tons of diesel locomotive ^FCouldn't drag me back to you.

Every^Gwhere you go, there's a train wreck, baby, Every^Fwhere you go, there's a runaway train, ^GBreaking my heart like a bottleneck, baby, ^FSliding up and down and pulling its strings. Every^Gwhere you go, everybody knows, ^FYou're looking for someone to do. ^GForty-nine tons of diesel locomotive ^FCouldn't drag me back to you.

If ^GI was a brakeman, if I was a switchman, If ^FI was an engineer, I'd ^Gtake that train on down the line ^FAnd clear on out of here. If ^GI was the man swinging the lantern, I'd ^Fswing it 'til it was blue. ^GForty-nine tons of diesel locomotive ^FCouldn't drag me back to you.