It's pretty easy, there's just a Chords sequence to follow, with a little variation in the middle.

Hope  i got that right!

Train - This'll be my year

D
In '85,
Tuesday morning,
Came alive,
I didn't know ya

Bm
Route 66 is gone,
And reagan's here,
It won't be long

G
Nintendo comes,
Live aid, too,
Back to the future
Where were you,
D
While i spent all my days
                  A
In catholic school?

D
In '89,
The dream begins,
First in line to california,

Bm
Pete rose is banned for good,
The simpsons come to hollywood,
G
Russia leaves afghanistan,
Flight 103 ends pan am,
D
Bush is here
This is the year
                       A
That i feel most alone

Chorus:

D5   A5
No more
G5
Countin' down the hours
D5   A5
No more
G5
Wishin' you were here
D5            A5
I stopped believin',
G5
Although journey told me 'don't'
              D5        A5
Before i call it a day,
G5                                    D5  A5
Maybe this'll be my year
G5                                   D5   A5
Maybe this'll be my year
G5                                   D5  A5
Maybe this'll be my year
G5
Maybe this'll be my year


D
In '92,
A boy is born,
The skies were blue
In ohio
Bm
Boris yeltsin chills,
Freddie dies,
But queen is still,
G
Barcelona has the games,
Lady di is single again,
D
Clinton wins,
And i still dream
                         A
That i'll find you someday

D
In '97,
A baby girl,
Adds some heaven to the world,
Bm
Tony blair tips the scales,
Elton sings for the princess of wales,
G
Microsoft buys into mac,
My dad has a second heart attack,
D
And train leaves san francisco
                                A
In a thousand-dollar van

Chorus again

Em
2001,
The towers fell,
F#m
The world is stunned,
I wish i knew ya
G
I was on a plane,
The world would never be the same
Em
The artificial heart is born--
F#m
Ironic when new york's is torn out
G
Woah-oah-oah-oah

D
2004,
Began in may,
On tour when i met ya
Bm
Facebook joins the internet,
Oldsmobile joins the cassette
G
I met your family
It took a while until you kissed me,
D
But when you did,
                      A
I finally felt at home

CHORUS

D
2012,
And all i know
Is everybody comes and goes
Bm
Everybody sings and cries,
Makes the grade and takes the prize
G
In somethin', nothin', i don't care
D,
Because i always know that you'll be here
A
With me