Driver Eight

by R.E.M.

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Em               C        G        D
...The hills are built up stone by stone
Em               C           G   D
...The fields divided one by one
        Em              C            G            D
And the train conductor says, take a break Driver Eight
       Em            C                 G                 D
Driver Eight, take a break, we've been on this shift too long

    D          C         Em    D            C       Em   D
    ...And the train conductor says, take a break Driver Eight
           C      Em     D             C         Em
    Driver Eight, take a break; we can reach our destination
    Em/F#    Em/G    Em/F# Em   Em/F#    Em/G    Em/F# Em
    But it's still a ways away, but it's still a ways away
    Em/F#    Em/G    Em/F# Em   Em/F#    Em/G    Em/F# Em
    But it's still a ways away, but it's still a ways away

I saw a treehouse on the outskirts of the farm
The powerlines have floaters so the airplanes won't get snagged
Bells are ringin' through the town again
Children look up, all they hear are sky blue bells ringin'

    And the train conductor says, take a break Driver Eight
    Driver Eight, take a break; we've been on this shift too long
    And the train conductor says, take a break Driver Eight
    Driver Eight, take a break; we can reach our destination
    But it's still a ways away, but it's still a ways away
    But it's still a ways away, but it's still a ways away

        Am                          C
        ...The way to seal away the heat
        G                           D
        ...The way to put myself to sleep
        Am                          C
        ...The way to seal away the heat
        G                            D
        ...The way to put myself, my children to sleep

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The balance of this song is plain like that one
She is selling pain on the verge of the stage
And locomotive eight, southern direction, hear them bells ring again
The field of wheat is frickin' thin

    And the train conductor says, take a break Driver Eight
    Driver Eight, take a break; we've been on this shift too long
    And the train conductor says, take a break Driver Eight
    Driver Eight, take a break; we can reach our destination
    But it's still a ways away, but it's still a ways away
    But it's still a ways away, but it's still a ways away