Verse 1
[E7] [A] [D9] [A] [D9] [A] [E7] [A]
Do you hear that whis - tle down the line?
[Cdim] [A] [D9] [A] [Cdim] [A] [E7] [A]
I fig - ure that it's en - gine num - ber for - ty - nine --
[E7] [A] [D9] [A] [D9] [F#7] [Cdim]
She's the on - ly one that'll sound that way
[A] [A9] [D9] [Cdim] [E7] [A]
On the Atch - i - son, To - pe - ka and the San - ta Fe.
All a - board, she's on her way.
Verse 2
[E7] [A] [D9] [A] [D9] [A] [E7] [A]
See the old smoke ri - sin' round the bend?
[Cdim] [A] [D9] [A] [Cdim] [A] [E7] [A]
I reck - on that she knows she's gon - na meet a friend.
[E7] [A] [D9] [A] [D9] [F#7] [Cdim]
Folks a - round these parts kept the time of day
[A] [A9] [D9] [Cdim] [E7] [A]
From the Atch - i - son, To - pe - ka and the San - ta Fe.
Bridge
[A7] [D] [D6] [F#m] [Bm]
Here she comes -- whoo - whoo oo-whoo oo- whoo - whoo - whoo.
[A] [Cdim] [Bm7-5] [E7] [A]
Hey, Jim, ya bet - ter get the rig!
[A7] [D] [D6] [F#m] [Bm]
Oo - whoo whoo oo- whoo - whoo - whoo
[D] [Cdim] [Bm7-5] [E7]
She's got a list of pas - sen - gers that's might - y big.
Verse 3
[E7] [A] [D9] [A] [D9] [A] [E7] [A]
And they'll all want lifts to Brown's Ho - tel,
[Cdim] [A] [D9] [A] [Cdim] [A] [E7] [A]
'Cause lots of them been trav - el - in' for quite a spell,
[E7] [A] [D9] [A] [D9] [F#7] [Cdim]
All the way from Phil - a - delph - eye - aye
[A] [A9] [D9] [Cdim] [E7] [A]
On the Atch - i - son, To - pe - ka and the San - ta Fe.
Verse 4
[E7] [A] [D9] [A] [D9] [A] [E7] [A]
Back in O - hi - o where I come from,
[Cdim] [A] [D9] [A] [Cdim] [A] [E7] [A]
I've done a lot of dream - in' and I've trav - ell'd some,
[E7] [A] [D9] [A] [D9] [F#7] [Cdim]
But I nev - er thought I'd see the day
[A] [A9] [D9] [Cdim] [E7] [A]
When I ev - er took a ride on the San - ta Fe.
Verse 5
[E7] [A] [D9] [A] [D9] [A] [E7] [A]
I would lean a - cross my win - dow sill
[Cdim] [A] [D9] [A] [Cdim] [A] [E7] [A]
And hear the whis - tle ech - o - in' a - cross the hill,
[E7] [A] [D9] [A] [D9] [F#7] [Cdim]
Then I'd watch the lights till they fade a - way
[A] [A9] [D9] [Cdim] [E7] [A]
On the Atch - i - son, To - pe - ka and the San - ta Fe.
Bridge 2
[A7] [D] [DM7] [F#m] [Bm]
What a thrill with the wheels a - singin' "west - ward ho!"
[D] [Cdim] [E7] [Bm7-5] [D]
From the day I heard them start,
[D] [DM7] [F#m] [Bm]
'Cross the Kan - sas plains from New Mex - i - co --
[D] [Cdim] [Bm7-5] [E7]
I guess I've got a lit - tle gyp - sy in my heart.
Verse 6
[E7] [A] [D9] [A] [D9] [A] [E7] [A]
When I'm old and grey and set - tled down,
[Cdim] [A] [D9] [A] [Cdim] [A] [E7] [A]
If I ev - er get a chance to sneak a - way from town,
[E7] [A] [D9] [A] [D9] [F#7] [Cdim]
Then I'll spend my bus - man's hol - i - day
[A] [A9] [D9] [Cdim] [E7] [A]
On the Atch - i - son, To - pe - ka and the San - ta Fe.
