Raised by the Railroad Line

The Seldom Scene

Key of F · Chords: I IV V iii vi

Intro

F

Verse 1

F                         Bb         F
The clickety sound of the southbound freight
F                                     C
And the high speed hum of a passenger train
C                     F            F/E           Dm
Becomes a part of the soul and the heart and the mind
Dm             Am     C               F
Of a boy who's raised by the railroad line

Verse 2

F                             Bb       F
The sound of a whistle at the crossin' road
F                                                            C
And the tanks and the trucks and the tractors on the flatcar load
C                     F            F/E           Dm
Becomes a part of the soul and the heart and the mind
Dm             Am     C               F
Of a boy who's raised by the railroad line

Chorus

F                 Bb             C          Bb
And the big round penny that you lay on the rails
Bb      C           F
And the wheels mash flat
F                    Bb             C
And a glimpse of the ladies and the pictures
C      Bb         F          C
Of the men in the engineer's hat

Verse 3

F                           Bb      F
And the brakeman waves from the red caboose
F                                          C
He's a part of the past, never quite turns loose
C                     F            F/E           Dm
Becomes a part of the soul and the heart and the mind
Dm             Am     C               F
Of a boy who's raised by the railroad line

Instrumental Break

F Bb F C F F/E Dm Am C F

Verse 4

F                             Bb       F
The sound of a whistle at the crossin' road
F                                                            C
And the tanks and the trucks and the tractors on the flatcar load
C                     F            F/E           Dm
Becomes a part of the soul and the heart and the mind
Dm             Am     C               F
Of a boy who's raised by the railroad line

Chorus

F                 Bb             C          Bb
And the big round penny that you lay on the rails
Bb      C           F
And the wheels mash flat
F                    Bb             C
And a glimpse of the ladies and the pictures
C      Bb         F          C
Of the men in the engineer's hat

Verse 5

F                           Bb      F
And the brakeman waves from the red caboose
F                                          C
He's a part of the past, never quite turns loose
C                     F            F/E           Dm
Becomes a part of the soul and the heart and the mind
Dm             Am     C               F
Of a boy who's raised by the railroad line
   C           Am     C               F
Of a boy who's raised by the railroad line