5    5    5    5   4     4   -3” 4 3

The walls are built up, stone by sto-ne

 5    5    5 -5 5   4  -4  5

the fields divided one by one.

 5   5   5     5 5 6     5

And the train conductor says,

 -4  4   5    -4 4 -3  -4 4   5  -4  4   5

Take a break Driver 8, Driver 8 take a break

  -4   4   5   5    -4    4   -3

we've been on this shift too long

CHORUS:

-4  -4   4     4 4 4     -4

And the train conductor says,

-4  -4   4    4 -3” 3  -4 -4  4  4   4  -4   

Take a break Driver 8, Driver 8 take a break

-4 -4    4    -4  4 -3 -3 -3”  -3   4  -3  3 -3”

We can reach our destination, still a ways away

 -3   -3    -3   4  -3   3 -3”

(But we’re still a way’s away)

5  5  5  5   4    4  -3”   4  4    4   4   -3

I saw a treehouse on the outskirts of the farm.

 4 5    5    -4   5  -5   

Power lines have floaters

5   4   5   5     -4    4    -3

so the airplanes won't get snagged.

  5    5   5  5      4     4   4   5  5

Bells are ringing through the town again,

 5  5     5   5    5   4    4   4   4   4     -3    4 -3

Children look up, all they hear is sky blue, bells ringing

[REPEAT CHORUS]

 -3   4  -3  3 -3”

Still a ways away

-3   -3    -3   4  -3   3 -3”

(But we’re still a way’s away)

-4  -4   -4    4   4 4   -5

Way to shield the hated heat.

 5   5 -5   5 -4   4  -4

Way to put myself to sleep.

-4  -4   -4    4   4 4   -5

Way to shield the hated heat.

 5  5  -5   5 -4   4   -4 5      -4

Way to put myself, my children t’sleep.

5  5 5   5    -4  4  4   4    -3”  4    3

Piloted this song in a plane like that one.

 5  5   -4 5    -5   5   -4  5  -4   4 -3

She is selling faith on the Go Tell crusade.

5 5 5 6    5   -4  4     5  5     -4   4   -3     4  -3 -3”

Locomotive 8, Southern Crescent, hear the bells ring again.

   5     5    5  4   4  4    5

Th’field to weed is lookin' thin

[REPEAT CHORUS]

 -3   4  -3  3 -3”

Still a ways away

-3   -3    -3   4  -3   3 -3”

(But we’re still a way’s away)