Instruments
| G#m | G#m9 G#m7 | G#m | G#m9 G#m7 || G#m | G#m9 G#m7 | G#m | G#m9 G#m7 |
Verse
G#m C#m D# G#mThrough the plains and valleys across the great divideG#m C#m D# G#mWhite man brought his thunder from the other side
* Pre Hook
B C#m D# G#mBurning smoke and wing of steel breathing fire from flaming wheelsB C#m E D#Reaching out for a new frontier making sure the way was clear
Hook
| C#m | B | C#m F# | B D# |Iron horse, iron horse keep on burning on its course| C#m | B | C#m D# | G#m |Iron horse, iron horse burning on and on| E D# | G#m |Keep on burning on
Instruments
| E | D# |
Verse
G#m C#m D# G#mOver sand and water across the canyon tooG#m C#m D# G#mThrough the crimson sunset its mighty whistle blew
* Pre Hook
B C#m D# G#mBurning smoke and wing of steel breathing fire from flaming wheelsB C#m E D#Reaching out for a new frontier making sure the way was clear
Hook
| C#m | B | C#m F# | B D# |Iron horse, iron horse keep on burning on its course| C#m | B | C#m D# | G#m |Iron horse, iron horse burning on and on| E D# |Keep on burning on
Instruments
| G#m | G#m9 G#m7 | G#m | G#m9 G#m7 |
Hook Ending
| C#m | B | C#m F# | B D# |Iron horse, iron horse keep on burning on its course| C#m | B | C#m D# | G#m |Iron horse, iron horse burning on and on| E D# | G#m | E D# | G#m |Keep on burning on keep on burning on| E D# | G#m |Keep on burning on
Outro Fade out
| E | D# || G#m | G#m9 G#m7 | G#m | G#m9 G#m7 || G#m | G#m9 G#m7 | G#m | G#m9 G#m7 || G#m | G#m9 G#m7 | G#m | G#m9 G#m7 |