C
Well I got my mail late last night
                           C7                F
A letter from a girl who found the time to write
                                       C
To her lonesome boy somewhere in the night
     F
She sent me a railroad ticket too
                          C
To take me to her loving arms
              Am                         G                C
And the big steel rail’s gonna carry me home to the one I love


C
Well I been out here many a long days
                             C7               F
I haven't found a place that I could call my own
                                 C
Not a two bit bed to lay my body on
         F
I been stood up I been shook down
                            C
I’ve been dragged into the sand
              Am                        G               C
And the big steel rail gonna carry me home to the one I love

[Verse]
C
Well I been up tight most every night
                     C7                 F
Walking along the streets of this old town
                                        C
Not a friend around to tell my troubles to
             F
My good old car she done broke down
                              C
'Cause I drove it into the ground
              Am                       G                 C
And the big steel rail gonna carry me home to the one I love

C
Well look over yonder across the plain
                         C7                  F
The big drive wheels a-pounding along the ground
                                          C
Gonna get on board and I'll be homeward bound
             F
Now I ain't had a home cooked meal
                     C
And Lord I need one now
              Am                       G                 C
And the big steel rail gonna carry me home to the one I love

C
Now here I am with my hat in my hand
                        C7                     F
Standing on the broad highway will you give a ride
                                             C
To a lonesome boy who missed the train last night
             F
I went in town for one last round
                         C
And I gambled my ticket away
             Am                        G                 C
And the big steel rail won't carry me home to the one I love