(intro) D , D , D , D (1st verse) D It's the last train before they shut it down D It's the last line goin' that way D Last chance headin' out of town D I thought I heard the driver say D Packed my bags and all my things and D Left them all behind D Red light flashin' cross that river bridge and I'm D Headin' down to Caroline D , D D Far away from my everyday D 'Till every day ran dry D Never stopped to look behind me D Or turn to say goodbye (chorus) D G D G D So tell the ones I love this train's a runnin' late G D A There ain't no end of the line G D G D The hardest part of heaven is makin' it wait G D A A7 D The old ninety-seven's gonna make it this time D , D Bm Everything was made to break and Bm The wheels are made of glass Bm I can hear them groan and Bm A D Feel them shakin' 'neath the weight of all our past D G D G D So tell the ones I love this train's a runnin' late G D A There ain't no end of the line G D G D The hardest part of heaven is makin' it wait G D A A7 D The old ninety-seven's gonna make it this time D , D (2nd verse) D Close my eyes and feel the wind D Lean back and let it roll D And when that ninety-seven hits a hundred and ten D You can feel it in your soul D , A , D Oooh D , G , D Oooh D , A , D Oooh D , G , D Oooh (solo) G , D , G , D , G , D , A , D (x4) D , D , D , D D It's the last train before they shut it down D It's the last line goin' that way D Last chance headin' out of town D I thought I heard the driver say (chorus) D G D G D So tell the ones I love this train's a runnin' late G D A There ain't no end of the line G D G D The hardest part of heaven is makin' it wait G D A The old ninety-seven's gonna make it G D G D So tell the ones I love this train's a runnin' late G D A There ain't no end of the line G D G D The hardest part of heaven is makin' it wait G D G D The hardest part of heaven is makin' it wait G D G D The hardest part of heaven is makin' it wait G D A A7 D The old ninety-seven's gonna make it this time