{"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":688832,"song":"Train In The Distance","artist":"Paul Simon","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11581322-train-in-the-distance-chords-by-paul-simon/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/688832?type=chord","rating":4.69701,"votes":34,"content":"Paul Simon – Train In The Distance\r\n\r\nLike so many of Paul Simon's works, the technique of each proves extremely difficult.\r\nI attempted a chorded version of this song after listening to the acoustic demo\r\navailable on the Hearts & Bones record.\r\n\r\n------------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\n\r\nChords:  (Low E-String dropped to D)\r\n\r\n        DADGBe               DADGBe               DADGBe\r\nD:      000232     F#m:      042200     A11:      009000\r\nD9:     000210     Am/C:     032210     G6:       554030\r\nD6:     000430     B7:       021200     D/F#:     400200\r\nDmaj9:  000220     Em:       022000     Cmaj9:    032400\r\nBm7:    024232     Bb/A7:    x12320     B11:      004200\r\nF:      x33210     C:        x32010     Bb:       x12221\r\nOpen:   000000\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n[ch]D[/ch]  [ch]D9[/ch]  [ch]D6[/ch]  [ch]Dmaj9[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch] (x2)\r\n\r\n[Verse One]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]       [ch]F#m[/ch]          [ch]Am/C[/ch]                [ch]B7[/ch]\r\nShe was beautiful as Southern skies, the night he met her,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                     [ch]A11[/ch]\r\nshe was married to someone...[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]      [ch]F#m[/ch]        [ch]Am/C[/ch]                   [ch]B7[/ch]\r\nHe was doggedly determined that he would get her,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                  [ch]D6[/ch]   [ch]G6[/ch]\r\nhe was old, he was young...[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                     [ch]D9[/ch]             [ch]D6[/ch]                    [ch]G6[/ch]   [ch]D/F#[/ch]\r\nFrom time to time he'd tip his heart, but each time she withdrew,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]    [ch]F#m[/ch]            [ch]Am/C[/ch]        [ch]B7[/ch]\r\nEverybody loves the sound of a train in the distance,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                   [ch]D6[/ch]  [ch]G6[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nEverybody thinks it's true...[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse Two]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]     [ch]F#m[/ch]           [ch]Am/C[/ch]                  [ch]B7[/ch]\r\nWell, eventually the boy and the girl get married,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                     [ch]A11[/ch]\r\nSure enough they have a son...[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]               [ch]F#m[/ch]      [ch]Am/C[/ch]                [ch]B7[/ch]\r\nAnd though they both were occupied, with the child she carried,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]               [ch]D6[/ch]   [ch]G6[/ch]\r\nDisagreements had begun...[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]D9[/ch]          [ch]D6[/ch]                [ch]G6[/ch]   [ch]D/F#[/ch]\r\nAnd in a while they fell apart, it wasn't hard to do,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]   [ch]F#m[/ch]            [ch]Am/C[/ch]        [ch]B7[/ch]\r\nEverybody loves the sound of a train in the distance,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                   [ch]D6[/ch]  [ch]G6[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nEverybody thinks it's true...[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n[tab][ch]Cmaj9[/ch]            [ch]Bm7[/ch]        Bb/A7                  [ch]B11[/ch]\r\nTwo disappointed believers, two people playing the game[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G6[/ch]             [ch]D/F#[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]Bb[/ch]         (Open)\r\nNegotiations and love songs are often mistaken for one and the same[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse Three]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]     [ch]F#m[/ch]          [ch]Am/C[/ch]             [ch]B7[/ch]\r\nNow the man and the woman remain in contact,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                      [ch]A11[/ch]\r\nlet us say it's for the child...[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]    [ch]F#m[/ch]                     [ch]Am/C[/ch]                   [ch]B7[/ch]\r\nWith disagreements about the meaning, of a marriage contract,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]            [ch]D6[/ch]       [ch]G6[/ch]\r\nConversations hard and wild...[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]D9[/ch]                [ch]D6[/ch]                  [ch]G6[/ch]   [ch]D/F#[/ch]\r\nBut from time to time, he makes her laugh, she cooks a meal or two[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]   [ch]F#m[/ch]            [ch]Am/C[/ch]        [ch]B7[/ch]\r\nEverybody loves the sound of a train in the distance,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                   [ch]D6[/ch]  [ch]G6[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nEverybody thinks it's true...[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]   [ch]F#m[/ch]            [ch]Am/C[/ch]        [ch]B7[/ch]\r\nEverybody loves the sound of a train in the distance,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                   [ch]D6[/ch]  [ch]G6[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nEverybody thinks it's true...[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n[tab][ch]Cmaj9[/ch]                    [ch]Bm7[/ch]     Bb/A7            [ch]B11[/ch]\r\nWhat is the point of this story, what information pertain,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G6[/ch]                            [ch]D/F#[/ch]\r\nThe thought that life could be better,[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]Bb[/ch]             (Open)\r\nIs woven indelibly, into our hearts, and our brains...[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n[ch]D[/ch]  [ch]D9[/ch]  [ch]D6[/ch]  [ch]Dmaj9[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch] (x2)\r\n\r\n------------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\n\r\nNew_Morning...","plain_text":"Paul Simon – Train In The Distance\n\nLike so many of Paul Simon's works, the technique of each proves extremely difficult.\nI attempted a chorded version of this song after listening to the acoustic demo\navailable on the Hearts & Bones record.\n\n------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nChords:  (Low E-String dropped to D)\n\n        DADGBe               DADGBe               DADGBe\nD:      000232     F#m:      042200     A11:      009000\nD9:     000210     Am/C:     032210     G6:       554030\nD6:     000430     B7:       021200     D/F#:     400200\nDmaj9:  000220     Em:       022000     Cmaj9:    032400\nBm7:    024232     Bb/A7:    x12320     B11:      004200\nF:      x33210     C:        x32010     Bb:       x12221\nOpen:   000000\n\n[Intro]\nD  D9  D6  Dmaj9  D (x2)\n\n[Verse One]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse Two]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge]\n\n\n\n[Verse Three]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge]\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]\nD  D9  D6  Dmaj9  D (x2)\n\n------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nNew_Morning...","chords":["E","D","F#m","A11","D9","Am/C","G6","D6","B7","D/F","Em","Bb","A7","B11","F","C","Dmaj9","D/F#","Cmaj9","Bm7"],"chord_diagrams":{"B7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,1,3,0,4],"frets":[-1,2,1,2,0,2]},"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]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]}}}