The Rocket by Fred Eaglesmith 

Verse 
G                              C 
Son, could you help me on this platform 
D                           G 
I'm not so good at climbing stairs 
                               C 
I brought me a drink and some sandwiches 
  D                                G 
I wanted to just sit and watch the trains 

Verse 
G                             C 
I come down here almost every Sunday 
   D                           G 
My grandkids they used to come too 
                            C 
Now they drop me off at the front gate 
  D                                       G 
I guess that they've got better things to do 

Chorus 
G               C 
No. 47, she's a good one 
D                   G 
No. 63 sings like a bird 
                   C 
No. 29, that's the one they call 'The Rocket' 
    D                               G 
Hey that's the saddest train I ever heard 

Verse 
G                    C 
Son, I'm a decorated veteran 
  D                                     G 
I fought in what they called 'The Great War' 
  G                                 C 
I used to believe in everything it stood for 
  D                        G 
I don't believe in much anymore 

Chorus 
G               C 
No. 47, she's a good one 
D                   G 
No. 63 sings like a bird 
                   C 
No. 29, that's the one they call 'The Rocket' 
    D                               G 
Hey that's the saddest train I ever heard 

Break 
G C 
D G 
C 
D G 

Verse 
G                             C 
Son, you look just like my boy 
   D                          G 
He stood here almost 40 years today 
                                              C 
He looked so good in that brand new soldier's uniform 
         D                             G 
But that Rocket never brought him back again 

Chorus 
G               C 
No. 47, she's a good one 
D                   G 
No. 63 sings like a bird 
                   C 
No. 29, that's the one they call 'The Rocket' 
    D                               G 
Hey that's the saddest train I ever heard 
                   C 
No. 29, that's the one they call 'The Rocket' 
    D                               G 
Hey that's the saddest train I ever heard