INTRO: G
VERSE:
G C
Mornings feel so damn sad these days
F C G
Without the call of the 8:15.
G C
That old familiar echo has finally died away
F C G
Leaving nothing but a chill where there once was a mighty scream.
CHORUS:
C G
And I've watched the flat cars take away our timber.
C G
I've watched the coal cars steal our rock.
Am Em
And now that we've got nothing left to take we're told
F C
That the wheels will stop turning, the whistles will stop blowing,
/C /B Em G
These foolish dreams must stop.
VERSE:
G C
Last year they closed down the post office,
F C G
Took the only flag we had in town.
G C
That old brick building still stands like a cenotaph
F C G
To a vision lost and buried in a very distant past.
CHORUS:
C G
And I've watched the flat cars take away our timber.
C G
I've watched the coal cars steal our rock.
Am Em
And now that we've got nothing left to take we're told
F C
That the wheels will stop turning, the whistles will stop blowing,
/C /B Em G
These foolish dreams must stop.
BRIDGE:
Dm Am C G
The longest train I've ever seen was the train that you were on.
Dm Am C G
I walked you to the station, we kissed and you were gone.
F Bb A
I dream at night about you coming home.
E G
The train in the station, your uniform on fire
D C
As you stepped onto the platform the band plays a little louder,
Bm Am G
And as we embrace your cap falls off.
Am C G
Oh, I guess these foolish dreams must stop.
VERSE:
G C
Mornings feel so damn sad these days
F C G
Without the call of the 8:15.
G C
Looks like this town is finally gonna die away
F C G
Leaving nothing but broken promises where there once was small town dreams
CHORUS:
C G
And I've watched the flat cars take away our timber.
C G
I've watched the coal cars steal our rock.
Am Em
And now that we've got nothing left to take we're told
F C
That the Tv stations will be closing main street windows will need boardsing
/C /B Am G
That these foolish dreams must stop.
