Michael Holliday - The runaway train

^Am T'was in the year of '^Dm89 ^Amon that old Chi^E7cago line, ^AmWhen the winter ^E7wind was blowin' ^Amshrill, ^AmThe rails were froze, the ^Dmwheels were cold, and ^Amthen the air brakes ^E7wouldn't hold, And ^B7Number 9 came roaring down the ^Ehill -- ^G7oh!

The ^Crunaway train come down the track and she blew, ^CThe runaway train came down the track and she ^G7blew, ^CThe runaway train come ^Fdown the track, her ^Cwhistle wide and her ^G7throttle back, And she ^Cblew,ew, ^G7ew, ew, ew, ^Cew

^CThe engineer said the train must halt and she blew, ^CThe engineer said the train must halt and she ^G7blew, ^CThe engineer said the ^Ftrain must halt -- he ^Csaid it was all the ^G7fireman's fault, And she ^Cblew ew, ^G7ew, ew, ^Cew

^CNow the fireman said he rang the bell and she blew, ^CThe fireman said he rang the bell and she ^G7blew, The ^Cfireman said he ^Frang the bell -- the ^Cengineer said "You ^G7did like .....!" And she ^Cblew ew, ^G7ew, ew, ^Cew

^CThe porter got an awful fright and she blew, ^CThe porter got an awful fright and she ^G7blew, The ^Cporter got an ^Fawful fright -- he ^Cgot so scared he ^G7near turned white, As she ^Cblew,ew, ^G7ew, ew, ew, ^Cew

^CThe conductor said there'll be a wreck and she blew, ^CThe conductor said there'll be a wreck and she ^G7blew, The ^Cconductor said there'd ^Fbe a wreck and he ^Cfelt the chills run ^G7up his neck, And she ^Cblew ew, ^G7ew, ew, ^Cew

^CThe runaway train went over the hill and she blew, ^CThe runaway train went over the hill and she ^G7blew, The ^Crunaway train went ^Fover the hill and the ^Clast we heard she was ^G7going still, As she ^Cblew,ew, ^G7ew, ew, ew, ^Cew