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I've transposed it into the key of C to avoid the dreaded bar chords. You might like to 
replace G (3-2-0-0-0-1) with G (3-5-5-4-3-3) sometimes, so that you can then slide your 
fingers down two frets for a nice transition into F, depending on how funky you want to get.
C_________G________________F  
I know that you've been feeling tired
C_________G_____________F  
I hear your voice is wearing thin
C___________G____________Am________F  
I know you've slept so many places in the past few days
____C_____________G_________________F  
You can't remember just which bed you're in
C_______________G_______________F_______F-C-G-C  
There's something familiar about this room
C___________G____________F_________________F-C-G-C  
Anywhere you go it's just like you've been there before
C______________G_____________Am_________F  
So if you want to step outside this body and this world
_____________C_________________G___________F  
You're going to have to go through a different kind of door
C____________G_________F______________F-C-G-C  
  And this train only runs in summertime
C________________G____________F_______F-C-G-C  
  The children have been let out of school
C___________G________________Am_____________F  
  You haven't packed the bottoms of your shoes are cracked
_________C_______________G_______________F_____F-C-G-C  
  But your passport has been kissed be the holy fool
____C_______________G_______________F_______F-C-G-C  
The smiling Crosseyed barefoot dressed in rags
C_________G____________F____________________F-C-G-C  
Bend down talking to the crows
C_________G______________Am___________F  
He's got no words to tell ya, just some magic beans to sell ya
C_______________G_______________F___________F-C-G-C  
Plant them and in time the tracks will grow
C____________G_________F____________________F-C-G-C  
  And this train only runs in summertime
C______________G_____________F______________F-C-G-C  
  The parents are lying beside the pool
C_________G__________Am_________F  
  The cup is cracked, it's broken by the tacks
_________C_______________G_______________F_________F-C-G-C  
  But your passport has been kissed be the holy fool
------>C______G___________F
   Are you looking for salvation?
______________C______________________G  
   Are you looking from answers from Jesus for dancers
_________F  
   To serve you some warmth on cold nights?
C_________________________G___________________________Am  
   Are you looking for the thing that looks out through your eyes?
_______F  
   For something that won’t leave your side?
______________C_______________G_______________F  
   On this lonely planet where everyone’s waving goodbye.
C_________G_________________F_______F-C-G-C  
I know that you’ve been working hard
C___________G___________________F_____________F-C-G-C  
You want the whole world to see how brightly you can glow
___C_____________G____________Am____________F  
But if you just trade everything for that small bag of dried up beans
C_________G_________________F_______
Its only time until the whistle bloooooooooow!
C___________G_________F__________F-C-G-C  
And this train only runs in sum-mer time!
____C________G__________F________F-C-G-C  
The only contradiction is the rule
C_________G________Am________F________C__________G_____________F  
Its moving fast but its not gong to last and an open empty boxcar stares at you
Note: (F-C-G-C) is the little accordian riff that you should play one strum per chord, 
if you're using a guitar.
Also... for the actual version
Transpose to the key of F
C=F  
G=C  
F=Bb  
Am=Dm  

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Train Tracks

by Jason Webley

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

I've transposed it into the key of C to avoid the dreaded bar chords. You might like to

replace G (3-2-0-0-0-1) with G (3-5-5-4-3-3) sometimes, so that you can then slide your

fingers down two frets for a nice transition into F, depending on how funky you want to get.

C G F

_________________________

I know that you've been feeling tired

C G F

______________________

I hear your voice is wearing thin

C G Am F

_______________________________

I know you've slept so many places in the past few days

C G F

__________________________________

You can't remember just which bed you're in

C G F F C G C

_____________________________________---

There's something familiar about this room

C G F F C G C

________________________________________---

Anywhere you go it's just like you've been there before

C G Am F

____________________________________

So if you want to step outside this body and this world

C G F

_________________________________________

You're going to have to go through a different kind of door

C G F F C G C

___________________________________---

And this train only runs in summertime

C G F F C G C

___________________________________---

The children have been let out of school

C G Am F

________________________________________

You haven't packed the bottoms of your shoes are cracked

C G F F C G C

____________________________________________---

But your passport has been kissed be the holy fool

C G F F C G C

_________________________________________---

The smiling Crosseyed barefoot dressed in rags

C G F F C G C

_________________________________________---

Bend down talking to the crows

C G Am F

__________________________________

He's got no words to tell ya, just some magic beans to sell ya

C G F F C G C

_________________________________________---

Plant them and in time the tracks will grow

C G F F C G C

_________________________________________---

And this train only runs in summertime

C G F F C G C

_________________________________________---

The parents are lying beside the pool

C G Am F

____________________________

The cup is cracked, it's broken by the tacks

C G F F C G C

________________________________________________---

But your passport has been kissed be the holy fool

------>C______G___________F

Are you looking for salvation?

C G

____________________________________

Are you looking from answers from Jesus for dancers

_________

To serve you some warmth on cold nights?

C G Am

____________________________________________________

Are you looking for the thing that looks out through your eyes?

_______

For something that won’t leave your side?

C G F

____________________________________________

On this lonely planet where everyone’s waving goodbye.

C G F F C G C

_________________________________---

I know that you’ve been working hard

C G F F C G C

___________________________________________---

You want the whole world to see how brightly you can glow

C G Am F

________________________________________

But if you just trade everything for that small bag of dried up beans

C G F

_________________________________

Its only time until the whistle bloooooooooow!

C G F F C G C

______________________________---

And this train only runs in sum-mer time!

C G F F C G C

______________________________---

The only contradiction is the rule

C G Am F C G F

________________________________________________________

Its moving fast but its not gong to last and an open empty boxcar stares at you

F C G C

Note: (---) is the little accordian riff that you should play one strum per chord,

if you're using a guitar.

Also... for the actual version

Transpose to the key of F

C F

G C

F Bb

Am Dm

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