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Subway Train

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Intro:  G   Em  D  
       G Em D
GI can't Emever underDstand
GWhy my Emlife's been cursed, poisoned, Dcondemned
GWhen I been tryin every Emnight to hold you Dnear me
GBut I'm tellin you Emit ain't Deasy (Ever since I been) 
ARiding, right on the Subway DTrain
AYou can hear the whistle blowing you might think I'm Dinsane (And now your)
GFriends they're Emfillin up my Dcar
But you're so busy reading 'Suzy Says' you can't look now
You didn't see your lovers there all just in rags
You know you had as pushing up posies just trying get you fed (We was all)
ARiding, right on the Subway DTrain
And you can hear the captain shouting he thinks I've gone insane (Couse I keep)
ARiding, keep on Riding, cus DI keep on
Riding riding riding, keep on Riding, yeah
A D A D A D A D A D A D A D
GYou stop and you stare aEms I'm leaving my favorite pDlace
We have no regards you can't find a trace
You gotta get on back to daddy that's all its gonna be
He's got the poisen black arts of the pimps but don't you shtick shtick
AI seen them traveling rigth on the SubwDay Train
You can hear the captain shouting he thinks we've all gone insane (Couse we keep on)
ARiding riding riding ridiDng, couse we keep
Riding riding riding keep on riding
AI think a see the train DI see you got open track
I'm hoping one of those gonna bring my baby back (Couse I guess I said)
ADinah won't you blow Dinah won't you blow yDour horn
Dinah won't you blow Dinah won't you blow your horn
Someones in the kitchen with Dinah I know whoa whoa whoa
I said someones in the kitchen with Dinah I just know (I keep on)
ARiding ridDing riding A7  

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Subway Train

by New York Dolls

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Chords in this song · guitar

G Em D

Intro:

G Em D

I can't ever understand

G Em D

Why my life's been cursed, poisoned, condemned

G Em D

When I been tryin every night to hold you near me

G Em D

But I'm tellin you it ain't easy (Ever since I been)

A D

Riding, right on the Subway Train

A D

You can hear the whistle blowing you might think I'm insane (And now your)

G Em D

Friends they're fillin up my car

But you're so busy reading 'Suzy Says' you can't look now

You didn't see your lovers there all just in rags

You know you had as pushing up posies just trying get you fed (We was all)

A D

Riding, right on the Subway Train

And you can hear the captain shouting he thinks I've gone insane (Couse I keep)

A D

Riding, keep on Riding, cus I keep on

Riding riding riding, keep on Riding, yeah

A D A D A D A D A D A D A D

G Em D

You stop and you stare as I'm leaving my favorite place

We have no regards you can't find a trace

You gotta get on back to daddy that's all its gonna be

He's got the poisen black arts of the pimps but don't you shtick shtick

A D

I seen them traveling rigth on the Subway Train

You can hear the captain shouting he thinks we've all gone insane (Couse we keep on)

A D

Riding riding riding riding, couse we keep

Riding riding riding keep on riding

A D

I think a see the train I see you got open track

I'm hoping one of those gonna bring my baby back (Couse I guess I said)

A D

Dinah won't you blow Dinah won't you blow your horn

Someones in the kitchen with Dinah I know whoa whoa whoa

I said someones in the kitchen with Dinah I just know (I keep on)

A D A7

Riding riding riding

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