Am 
Sixteen miles from Arkadelphia 
E7 
Right near the Texas border 
E7 
Traffic was stopped at a railway crossing 
                  Am 
I took it to the shoulder 
  Am 
I stoked the kettle I put it to the metal 
  F 
I shook the gravel loose 
  E 
I missed the train but I was happy with 
  E7               Am 
A glimpse of the caboose 
 
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             Am 
Cause I like trains 
       E7 
I like fast trains 
       E7                               Am 
I like trains that call out through the rain 
       Am 
I like trains 
       F 
I like sad trains 
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I like trains that whisper your name 
 
I was born on a Greyhound bus 

My momma was a diesel engine 

They tried to put me behind the wheel 

But I wouldn?t let them 

You should have seen the look in their eyes 

And how it turned to tears 

When I finally told them  

I wanna be an engineer 
 
Chorus 
 
Bridge: 
        F 
Now you think I?ve got someone new 
    G 
But darlin that ain?t true 
F                           E7 
I could never love another woman besides you 
 
It?s not some dewy-eyed darlin, darlin  

That?s gonna drive you insane 

But anymore I?d be listenin for 

The sound of a big ol? train 
 
Chorus