Intro: Em G D C Em G D C G G Fare thee well old friends D Fare thee well we go Em C Burning up fuel and road G Oh but bet your stars D One day we'll return Em D G For revival, sin and soul Em Well the color of road G Is as black as the coal D C The old-timers burnt into ash Em And the lines laid in gold G Lead us all the way home D C We follow them as hours pass C G D While the diesel engine's humming like the rain... C G D All while the rubber tires are burning up to sing... G Fare thee well old friends D Fare thee well we go Em C Burning up fuel and road G Oh but bet your stars D One day we'll return Em D G For revival, sin and soul Em G D C Em G D C G Em Heading down, heading south G Come south we head north D C To the west where the west never won Em G Chasing lonesome whistle bells D C And iron to falling suns C G D While the diesel engine's burning like a train... C G D In that old familiar Norfolk southern way... G Fare thee well old friends D Fare thee well we go Em C Burning up fuel and road G Oh but bet your stars D One day we'll return Em D G For revival, sin and soul Em D G For revival, sin and soul G G Em G D C G G So long... D So long... Em So long... C So long... G So long... D So long... Em So long... Em C Em C Em G Fare thee well old friends D Fare thee well we go Em C Burning up fuel and road G Oh but bet your stars D One day we'll return Em D G C G For revival, sin and soul Em D G For revival, sin and soul