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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##
Runaway Train  - Elton John
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>From "The One".
Features Eric Clapton.
Capo 3rd fret.
INTRO:
Em  Am  C  B7  Em
VERSE 1:
There's a Emhungry road I can only hope's
Gonna Ameat me up inside
There's a Cdrifting spirit B7coming clean
In the Ameye of a lifelong Emfire
Tell EmMonday I'll be around next week
I'm Amrunning ahead of my days
In the Cshotgun chance that B7scattered us
I've seen the Amerror of my Emways
Oh oh Coh,      B7Oh oh Emoh
VERSE 2:
Well we've wrapped ourselves in golden crowns
Like sun gods spitting rain
Found a way home written on this map
Like red dye in my veins
In the hardest times that come around
The fear of losing grows
I've lost and seen the world shut down
It's a darkness no one knows
Oh oh oh, oh oh oh
CHORUS:
And I've Gpoured out the pleasure and dealt with the pain
DStanding in a station B7waiting in the rain
I'm Cstarting to feel a little Gmuscle again
But love is Dlost like a runaway trGain
Oh I'm Gout of control and out of my hands
I'm Dtearing like a demon through B7no man's land
CTrying to get a grip on my Glife again
Nothing hits Dharder than a runaway trGain
SOLO: (as for verses)
Em  Am  C  B7  Am  Em
Em  Am  C  B7  Am  Em
C  B7  Em
CHORUS x2
OUTRO:
  G    D    B7    C    G    D    Grepeat to fade

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Runaway Train

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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#

#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##

Runaway Train - Elton John

~~~~~~~~~~~~~

>From "The One".

Features Eric Clapton.

Capo 3rd fret.

INTRO:

Em Am C B7 Em

VERSE 1:

There's a hungry road I can only hope's

Gonna eat me up inside

C B7

There's a drifting spirit coming clean

Am Em

In the eye of a lifelong fire

Tell Monday I'll be around next week

I'm running ahead of my days

C B7

In the shotgun chance that scattered us

Am Em

I've seen the error of my ways

C B7 Em

Oh oh oh, Oh oh oh

VERSE 2:

Well we've wrapped ourselves in golden crowns

Like sun gods spitting rain

Found a way home written on this map

Like red dye in my veins

In the hardest times that come around

The fear of losing grows

I've lost and seen the world shut down

It's a darkness no one knows

Oh oh oh, oh oh oh

CHORUS:

And I've poured out the pleasure and dealt with the pain

D B7

Standing in a station waiting in the rain

C G

I'm starting to feel a little muscle again

D G

But love is lost like a runaway train

Oh I'm out of control and out of my hands

D B7

I'm tearing like a demon through no man's land

C G

Trying to get a grip on my life again

D G

Nothing hits harder than a runaway train

SOLO: (as for verses)

Em Am C B7 Am Em

C B7 Em

CHORUS x2

OUTRO:

G D B7 C G D G

repeat to fade

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The chords for "Runaway Train" show the original chord names (including Em, Am, C, B7, G, D). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.