{title: Down The Line}
{composer: Lonesome River Band}
{time: 4/4}

{comment: Instrumental verse as intro}

[G]Born out in the [C]country, [Em]raised out on a [D]farm
[G]Got my edu[C]cation out [D]behind a [C]barn
[G]Left one Sunday [C]morning [G]in a driving [D]rain
[Em]Hitchhiked to the [C]freight yard and [G]caught the [D]railroad [G]train

{soc}
[G]Oh, [C]engineer, [G]let your whistle [D]whine
[Em]Oh, get me [C]out of here, a little [G]further down the [C]line
{eoc}

[G]I've been to Cali[C]fornia and I've [Em]been to New Or[D]leans
[G]Been to New York [C]City and [Em]everywhere be[C]tween
[G]I've eat beans and [C]taters, your [G]finest cavi[D]ar
[Em]Drank brandy from a [C]snifter and [G]moonshine [D]from a [G]jar

{soc}
[G]Oh, [C]engineer, [G]let your whistle [D]whine
[Em]Oh, get me [C]out of here, a little [G]further down the [C]line
{eoc}

{comment: Fiddle Solo}

[G]Spent a year in a [C]prison with a [G]number for my [D]name
[G]Fed me bread and [C]water, tied [Em]to a [D]ball and [C]chain
[G]I swore the day they [C]slammed the door and the [G]jailer locked me [D]in
[Em]If they ever let me [C]outta here, I'll [G]never go [D]back a[G]gain

{soc}
[G]Oh, [C]engineer, [G]let your whistle [D]whine
[Em]Oh, get me [C]out of here, a little [G]further down the [C]line
{eoc}

{comment: Mandolin/Banjo Solo}

[G]Been dreaming of the [C]day when I [Em]return back to my [D]home
[G]That's where I want to settle down, [Em]never [D]more to [C]roam
[G]Sit me on a [C]tractor and [G]point me to the [D]field
[Em]And I will plow a [C]furrow with my [G]hands up [D]on the [G]wheel

{soc}
[G]Oh, [C]engineer, [G]let your whistle [D]whine
[Em]Oh, get me [C]out of here, a little [G]further down the [C]line
[G]Oh, [C]engineer, [G]let your whistle [D]whine
[Em]Oh, get me [C]out of here, a little [G]further down the [C]line
{eoc}