The Last Spike Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[G]Mornings feel so damn sad[C]
these [F]days
Without the [C]call [G]of the 8:15
That old familiar echo
Has [C]finally died away
[F]Leaving nothing but a chi[C]ll
Where there [G]once was a mighty scream

[Verse 2]
[C]And I've watched the flat cars
[G]Take away our timber
[C]I've watched the coal cars steal our roc[G]k
[Am]And now that we've got
[Em]Nothing left to take we're told
That the [F]wheels will stop turning,
[C]The whistles will stop blowing,
These [G]foolish [Em]dreams must stop
[G]

[Verse 3]
Last year they closed down
[C]the post [F]office,
Took the [C]only flag we had in [G]town
That old brick building
Still [C]stands like a cenotaph
[F]To a vision los[C]t and buried in
[G]A very distant past

[Verse 4]
[C]And I've watched the flat cars
[G]Take away our timber
[C]I've watched the coal cars steal our roc[G]k
[Am]And now that we've got
[Em]Nothing left to take we're told
That the [F]wheels will stop turning,
[C]The whistles will stop blowing,
These [G]foolish dreams must stop

[Verse 5]
The [Dm]longest train [Am]I've ever seen
Was the [C]train that you were [G]on
I [Dm]walked you to the sta[Am]tion,
We [C]kissed and you were [G]gone
I [F]dream at night about [Bb]you coming [A]home
[E]The train in the station,
[G]Your uniform on fire
As [D]you step onto the platform
The [C]band plays a little louder,
[Bm]And as we em[Am]brace your cap falls off[G]
[Am]Oh, I guess these fool[C]ish
dreams must stop
[G]

[Verse 6]
Mornings feel so damn [C]sad
these [F]days
Without the [C]call of [G]the 8:15
Looks like this town is [C]fi nally
Going to die away
[F]Leaving nothing but bro[C]ken
promises
Where there [G]once was small town dreams

[Verse 7]
[C]And I've watched the flat cars
[G]Take away our timber
[C]I've watched the coal cars steal our roc[G]k
[Am]And now that we've got
[Em]Nothing left to take we're told
That the [F]TV station will be closing,
Main Street [C]windows will need boarding,
That these [G]foolish dream[A]s must stop