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Intro: Am G C D Am Em (2x) Am
G
Hark and listen to the whistle of the train
G* Am
Pulling from the station to the land of the golden grain
C F
When we return again our friends will drink our health
Am
'Cause there's no place here where there ain't such cheer
G D
As the land of the golden hell
INTERLUDE: Am G C D Am Em Am
G
Molly dear, I greatly fear that soon I will be gone
G* Am
I am going away on a harvest train to the far off Saskatchewan
C F
To reap the grain on a western plain, where the buffalo used to roam
Am
And I'll leave you alone when you're arriving home
G D
To my dear calling boys
INTERLUDE: Am G C D Am Em Am
G
Molly dear, when night is near and I am far away
G* Am
With loving heart you'll do your part and for me you will pray
C F
When the kids are fed they go to bed and you'll stand out on the lawn
Am
You won't even sigh for your absent boy
G D
In the far Saskatchewan, yeah
Instrumental: Am G C D Am Em (2x) Am
G
Molly dear, dry up your tears, I'll soon be home again
G* Am
My pockets lined with the gold I'll find in the fields of the golden grain
C F
Never far, I'll go a-soar to the far Saskatchewan
Am
For nearly a year my body was here
G D
In our little island home
INTERLUDE: Am G C D Am Em Am
G
Hark and listen to the whistle of the train
G* Am
We are pulling from the station and we're homeward bound again
C F
When we return again our friends will drink our health
Am
'Cause there's no place here and there ain't such cheer
G D
As the land of the golden hell
OUTRO:
Am G C D Am Em
Land of the golden hell_______, yeah______
Am G C D Am Em Am G Am
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