{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1098698,"song":"How Long Is This Train","artist":"Dan Tyminski","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11244015-how-long-is-this-train-chords-by-dan-tyminski/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1098698?type=chord","rating":4.7264,"votes":7,"content":"This is the acoustic version with capo on 3rd fret\r\n\r\nIntro\r\n\r\n[ch]D[/ch] - [ch]D/F#[/ch] - [ch]D/G[/ch]\r\n[ch]D/B[/ch] - [ch]D/F#[/ch] - [ch]D/G[/ch]   (2x)\r\n\r\n[ch]D/G[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Dsus2[/ch]     [ch]D/F#[/ch]     [ch]D/G[/ch]\r\nHow long is this train son[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]D/B[/ch]        [ch]D/F#[/ch]    [ch]D/G[/ch]\r\nI heard his fragile voice[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]D/F#[/ch]              [ch]D/G[/ch]        \r\nI didn’t want to listen but there really was no choice[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]D/F#[/ch]  [ch]D/G[/ch]           [ch]D/B[/ch]  [ch]D/F#[/ch]   [ch]D/G[/ch]\r\nIt seems like it goes on forever and I waited for so long[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]A[/ch]                    [ch]D/F#[/ch]                 [ch]D/G[/ch]                 [ch]Dsus2[/ch] \r\nThe old man’s breath came slow and smelled of whiskey in the dawn[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]      [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]Dsus2[/ch]         [ch]D/B[/ch]    [ch]D/F#[/ch]     [ch]D/G[/ch]\r\nOn a cold November morning in the gentle mist of rain[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Dsus2[/ch]            [ch]A7sus4[/ch]               [ch]D/B[/ch]   [ch]D/F#[/ch]     [ch]D/G[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch] (single not to...)\r\nThere’s just so many reasons that people wait to meet a train[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]D/B[/ch] - [ch]D/F#[/ch] - [ch]D/G[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab]          [ch]Dsus2[/ch]  [ch]D/F#[/ch]   [ch]D/G[/ch]           [ch]D/B[/ch]      [ch]D/F#[/ch]   [ch]D/G[/ch]\r\nAnd as I waited for my sister to come down the metal stairs[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]D/F#[/ch]               [ch]D/G[/ch]        \r\nHe told me that his son had not been home in fifteen years[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Dsus2[/ch]  [ch]D/F#[/ch]      [ch]D/G[/ch]        [ch]D/B[/ch]    [ch]D/F#[/ch]      [ch]D/G[/ch]\r\nAnd I barely seemed to notice the tears behind his face[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]D/F#[/ch]            [ch]D/G[/ch]                   [ch]Dsus2[/ch]       \r\nBut his wishes were no strangers to the people in this place[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]Dsus2[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]A[/ch]                   [ch]Dsus2[/ch]  [ch]D/A[/ch]   [ch]D/B[/ch]        [ch]D/F#[/ch]       [ch]D/G[/ch]\r\nThe old man stood there waiting for a young man dressed in blue[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]Bm7[/ch]          [ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]D/F#[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]Asus4[/ch]\r\nThen he handed him a neatly folded flag and said for you[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]             [ch]Dsus2[/ch]  [ch]D/F#[/ch]    [ch]D/G[/ch]         [ch]D/B[/ch]    [ch]D/F#[/ch]   [ch]D/G[/ch]\r\nHe said your son he died a hero in the service of this flag[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]D/F#[/ch]          [ch]D/G[/ch]        \r\nThe old man took it gently put it in his paper bag[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Dsus2[/ch]    [ch]D/F#[/ch]   [ch]D/G[/ch]            [ch]D/B[/ch]       [ch]D/F#[/ch]      [ch]D/G[/ch]\r\nThen I left him in the rain there but I’d still hear his voice[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]D/F#[/ch]             [ch]D/G[/ch]                       [ch]Dsus2[/ch]\r\nI try hard not to listen but there really is no choice[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]Dsus2[/ch]          [ch]D/B[/ch]    [ch]D/F#[/ch]     [ch]D/G[/ch]\r\nOn a cold November morning in the gentle mist of rain[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Dsus2[/ch]        [ch]A7sus4[/ch]              [ch]D/B[/ch]     [ch]D/F#[/ch]    [ch]D/G[/ch] \r\nThere’s just so many reasons that people wait to meet a train[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]D/G[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Dsus2[/ch]   [ch]D/F#[/ch]      [ch]D/G[/ch]  \r\nHow long is this train son[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D/B[/ch]      [ch]D/F#[/ch]     [ch]D/G[/ch]\r\nI can hear the pouring rain[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]A[/ch]            [ch]D/F#[/ch]           [ch]D/G[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI’m still reminded of him when I hear a passing train[/tab]\r","plain_text":"This is the acoustic version with capo on 3rd fret\n\nIntro\n\nD - D/F# - D/G\nD/B - D/F# - D/G   (2x)\n\nD/G\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nD/B - D/F# - D/G\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDsus2\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nD/G","chords":["D","D/F#","D/G","D/B","Dsus2","A","A7sus4","D/A","C","Bm7","Em","Asus4"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"A7sus4":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,0,2,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,3,0]},"Asus4":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,3,0]},"Bm7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,0,2,0,3],"frets":[-1,2,0,2,0,2]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Dsus2":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,2,0],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,0]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]}}}