[Intro]
C     F C  F C
 
[Verse 1]
     C
Well I got on in Bristol, 

by the old Virgina line
       C
With a suitcase full of dreams,
                         F
And a brand new spendin' dime
 
[Verse 2]
        C
I had a full bouquet of music, 

wrapped in pretty words
        C
Singin' songs sent down from heaven,
       F                   C
On the wings of a speckled bird
F                   C
Wings of a speckled bird
 
[Verse 3]
          C
I heard a guitar and a fiddle, 

banjo and mandolin
   C                          
An old man opened up the door 
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and told me "come on in"
 
[Verse 4]
            C
He took my ticket, then he told me,
      C
Bring what it is you do
              C
'Cause that's how you'll be remembered
            F                  C
When you're travelin' days are through
            F                  C
When you're travelin' days are through
 
[Chorus]
     F                       C
They came from the hills and mountains,
    F               C
The valleys and the plains
F                  C
Some were kind and gentle,
                     F
And some too wild to tame
  C
A string of fearless hearts, 

on an endless ball of twine
         C
It's the same old train, it's 
F                C
just a different time
F                C
Just a different time
 
[Intro]
C     F C  F C
 
[Verse 5]
C
We sung songs in war, 

we sung songs in peace
                         
We traveled in abundance 
                   F
and we traveled on relief
 
[Verse 6]
         C
From the outer gates of heaven, 

to hell fire's burnin' door
         C
It don't matter where you take it,
       F               C
'Cause it's been there before
F               C
It's been there before
 
[Chorus]
     F                       C
They came from the hills and mountains,
    F               C
The valleys and the plains
F                  C
Some were kind and gentle,
                     F
And some too wild to tame
  C
A string of fearless hearts, 

on an endless ball of twine
         C
It's the same old train, it's 
F                C
just a different time
F                C
Just a different time
 
[Intro]
C     F  C  F  C
D
 
[Verse 7]
    D
Now like a precious treasure, 

that's immeasurable in worth
                            
We stand before a new wave, 
                      G
proud children of the earth
 
[Verse 8]
D
We'll go on forever, 

and here's your solid proof
   D
As long as there's a world we've gotta 
G                    D
Sing Those folks the truth
G                    D
Sing those folks the truth
 
[Chorus]
     G                  D
They came from the neon cities,
    G               D
The suburbs and the towns
     G              D
From Bakersfield to Baltimore,
                 G
It's sacred holy ground
  D
A string of fearless hearts, 

on an endless ball of twine
          D
It's the same old train, it's
G                D
just a different time
G                D
Just a different time
G                D
Just a different time
G                D
Just a different time
 
[Solo]
C     F  C  F  C
 
[Outro]
         D
It's the same old train, 

it's just a different time
                G                D
Same old train, just a different time
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