Earle Steve - Texas Eagle guitar tab

Steve Earle Texas Eagle written by Steve Earle

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The Del McCoury Band

Steve Earle (vocals, guitar)

Del McCoury (vocals, guitar)

Ronnie McCoury (vocals, bouzouki, mandolin)

Rob McCoury (guitar, banjo)

Jason Carter (fiddle)

Mike Bub (bass)

E7

My Grandaddy was a railroad man

B7 E

When I was young he took me by the hand

E7

Drugged me to the station at the break of dawn

B7 E

Said "boy I got to show you somethin' 'fore it's gone"

A7

She was blue and silver - she was right on time

E B7 E

We rode that Texas Eagle on the Mopac line

SOLO

E7

We had some sandwiches that Granma packed

B7 E

We rode to Palestine and hitchhiked back

E7

Home in time for supper with a tale to tell

B7 E

That night I dreamed I heard that lonesome whistle wail

A7

When I got old enough to ridee the train alone

E7 B7 E

I'd ride that Texas Eagle up from San Antone

SOLO

E7

Nowadays they don't make no trains

B7 E

Just the piggyback freighters and them Amtrak things

E7

They shut the Eagle down awhile ago

B7 E

Sold it to the railroad down in Mexico

A7

But every now and then that whistle's on my mind

E7 B7 E

I ride that Texas Eagle ‘cross the borderline

From Steve Earle "The Mountain"

E Squared Records 1999