1{title: Down The Line}
 2{composer: Lonesome River Band}
 3{time: 4/4}
 4
 5{comment: Instrumental verse as intro}
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 7[G]Born out in the [C]country, [Em]raised out on a [D]farm
 8[G]Got my edu[C]cation out [D]behind a [C]barn
 9[G]Left one Sunday [C]morning [G]in a driving [D]rain
10[Em]Hitchhiked to the [C]freight yard and [G]caught the [D]railroad [G]train
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13[G]Oh, [C]engineer, [G]let your whistle [D]whine
14[Em]Oh, get me [C]out of here, a little [G]further down the [C]line
15{eoc}
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17[G]I've been to Cali[C]fornia and I've [Em]been to New Or[D]leans
18[G]Been to New York [C]City and [Em]everywhere be[C]tween
19[G]I've eat beans and [C]taters, your [G]finest cavi[D]ar
20[Em]Drank brandy from a [C]snifter and [G]moonshine [D]from a [G]jar
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23[G]Oh, [C]engineer, [G]let your whistle [D]whine
24[Em]Oh, get me [C]out of here, a little [G]further down the [C]line
25{eoc}
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27{comment: Fiddle Solo}
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29[G]Spent a year in a [C]prison with a [G]number for my [D]name
30[G]Fed me bread and [C]water, tied [Em]to a [D]ball and [C]chain
31[G]I swore the day they [C]slammed the door and the [G]jailer locked me [D]in
32[Em]If they ever let me [C]outta here, I'll [G]never go [D]back a[G]gain
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35[G]Oh, [C]engineer, [G]let your whistle [D]whine
36[Em]Oh, get me [C]out of here, a little [G]further down the [C]line
37{eoc}
38
39{comment: Mandolin/Banjo Solo}
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41[G]Been dreaming of the [C]day when I [Em]return back to my [D]home
42[G]That's where I want to settle down, [Em]never [D]more to [C]roam
43[G]Sit me on a [C]tractor and [G]point me to the [D]field
44[Em]And I will plow a [C]furrow with my [G]hands up [D]on the [G]wheel
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47[G]Oh, [C]engineer, [G]let your whistle [D]whine
48[Em]Oh, get me [C]out of here, a little [G]further down the [C]line
49[G]Oh, [C]engineer, [G]let your whistle [D]whine
50[Em]Oh, get me [C]out of here, a little [G]further down the [C]line
51{eoc}