Steve Earl and the Del McCoury Band-Texas Eagle Chords

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You gotta put your hat on, boy.
[Am] Alright.
[C] _ _ You wanna be in the band, [D] you have to put your hat on.
_ Alright.
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_ _ _ granddaddy was a railroad man
When I was young he took me by the hand
Drove me to the station at the break of dawn
Said, boy, I gotta show you something [Bm] before it's [E] gone
[A] She was blue and silvery, she was right on time
[E] We rode the Texas Eagle on that Mo-Pack line _ _ _ _ _ _
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[E] _ _ _ _ _ Me had some sandwiches my grandma packed
We rode the Palestinian Hedgehog back
_ Home at times for supper with a tale of a tale
_ That night I dreamed I heard [Em] that long, smooth whistle wail
When I [A] got old enough to take the train home
[E] I'd ride the Texas Eagle up to San Antonio _ _ _ _
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_ Nowadays they don't make no trains
Just some piggyback freighters and them Amtrak trains _
They shut the Eagle down a while ago
Sold it to the railroad [Em] down in Mexico _
[A] And now when that whistle's on my mind
[E] I ride the Texas Eagle across the borderline _
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