[Intro]
Em Am G D/F#
Em Am G D/F#
[see Riff 1 below]
[verse]
Em Am G D/F#
The walls are built up, stone by stone,
Em Am G D/F#
The fields are divided one by one.
Em Am
And the train conductor says,
G D/F#
"Take a break Driver 8,
Em Am
Driver 8, take a break
G D/F#
We've been on this shift too long."
[Chorus]
D C D
And the train conductor says,
C D
"Take a break Driver 8,
C D
Driver 8 take a break,
C Em
We can reach our destination,
[see Riff 2 below]
Em
but we're still a ways away,
Em
but it’s still a ways away."
[Verse]
Em Am G
I saw a treehouse on the outskirts
D/F#
of the farm.
Em Am
The power lines have floaters so the
G D/F#
airplanes won't get snagged.
Em Am
The bells are ringing through
G D/F#
the town again.
Em Am
The children look up, and all they hear
G D/F#
is sky-blue, bells ringing.
[Chorus]
D C D
And the train conductor says,
C D
"Take a break Driver 8,
C D
Driver 8 take a break,
C Em
We can reach our destination,
[see Riff 2 below]
Em
but we're still a ways away.
Em
but it’s still a ways away.
Em
but we're still a ways away.
Am
but it’s still a ways away."
[Bridge]
Am C
A way to shield the hated heat.
G D
A way to put myself to sleep.
Am C
A way to shield the hated heat.
G
A way to put myself, and my
D
children to sleep.
[Break]
Em Am G D
Em Am G D
[see Riff 1 below]
Em Am
He piloted this song,
G D/F#
in a plane like that one.
Em Am
She is selling faith on the
G D/F#
Go Tell crusade.
Em Am G
Locomotive 8, Southern Crescent,
D/F#
hear the bells ring again.
Em Am G D/F#
The field of wheat is lookin' thin
[Chorus]
D C D
And the train conductor says,
C D
"Take a break Driver 8,
C D
Driver 8 take a break,
C D
We've been on this shift too long."
C D
And the train conductor says,
C D
"Take a break Driver 8,
C D
Driver 8 take a break
C Em
We can reach our destination,
[see Riff 2 below]
Em
but we're still a ways away,
Em
but it’s still a ways away,
Em
but we're still a ways away,
Em
but it’s still a ways away."
Intro Riff 1:
Em Am G D
G|-------------------4----0---0---0--0--|
D|--------------s4/5----5---5---4---2---|
A|-------2-0-2-3------------------------|
E|0-0-2-3-------------------------------|
Riff 2:
Em
D|---0---0---0---0--
A|--2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
E|-0---2---3---2---0
