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The Runaway Train

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[Intro]
     AmT'was in the year of 'Dm89 Amon that old ChiE7cago line,
AmWhen the winter E7wind was blowin' Amshrill,
AmThe rails were froze, the Dmwheels were cold, and Amthen the air brakes E7wouldn't hold,
And B7Number 9 came roaring down the Ehill -- G7oh! 
[Verse 1]
The  Crunaway train come down the track and she blew,
CThe runaway train came down the track and she G7blew,
CThe runaway train come Fdown the track, her Cwhistle wide and her G7throttle back,
And she Cblew,ew, G7ew, ew, ew, Cew
[Verse 2]
CThe engineer said the train must halt and she blew,
CThe engineer said the train must halt and she G7blew,
CThe engineer said the Ftrain must halt -- he Csaid it was all the G7fireman's fault,
And she Cblew ew, G7ew, ew, Cew 
[Verse 3]
CNow the fireman said he rang the bell and she blew,
CThe fireman said he rang the bell and she G7blew,
The Cfireman said he Frang the bell -- the Cengineer said "You G7did like .....!"
And she Cblew ew, G7ew, ew, Cew 
[Verse 4]
CThe porter got an awful fright and she blew,
CThe porter got an awful fright and she G7blew,
The Cporter got an Fawful fright -- he Cgot so scared he G7near turned white,
As she Cblew,ew, G7ew, ew, ew, Cew
[Verse 5] 
CThe conductor said there'll be a wreck and she blew,
CThe conductor said there'll be a wreck and she G7blew,
The Cconductor said there'd Fbe a wreck and he Cfelt the chills run G7up his neck,
And she Cblew ew, G7ew, ew, Cew 
[Verse 6]
CThe runaway train went over the hill and she blew,
CThe runaway train went over the hill and she G7blew,
The Crunaway train went Fover the hill and the Clast we heard she was G7going still,
As she Cblew,ew, G7ew, ew, ew, Cew

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The Runaway Train

by Michael Holliday

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[Intro]

Am Dm Am E7

T'was in the year of '89 on that old Chicago line,

Am E7 Am

When the winter wind was blowin' shrill,

Am Dm Am E7

The rails were froze, the wheels were cold, and then the air brakes wouldn't hold,

B7 E G7

And Number 9 came roaring down the hill -- oh!

[Verse 1]

The runaway train come down the track and she blew,

C G7

The runaway train came down the track and she blew,

C F C G7

The runaway train come down the track, her whistle wide and her throttle back,

C G7 C

And she blew,ew, ew, ew, ew, ew

[Verse 2]

The engineer said the train must halt and she blew,

C G7

The engineer said the train must halt and she blew,

C F C G7

The engineer said the train must halt -- he said it was all the fireman's fault,

C G7 C

And she blew ew, ew, ew, ew

[Verse 3]

Now the fireman said he rang the bell and she blew,

C G7

The fireman said he rang the bell and she blew,

C F C G7

The fireman said he rang the bell -- the engineer said "You did like .....!"

C G7 C

And she blew ew, ew, ew, ew

[Verse 4]

The porter got an awful fright and she blew,

C G7

The porter got an awful fright and she blew,

C F C G7

The porter got an awful fright -- he got so scared he near turned white,

C G7 C

As she blew,ew, ew, ew, ew, ew

[Verse 5]

The conductor said there'll be a wreck and she blew,

C G7

The conductor said there'll be a wreck and she blew,

C F C G7

The conductor said there'd be a wreck and he felt the chills run up his neck,

C G7 C

And she blew ew, ew, ew, ew

[Verse 6]

The runaway train went over the hill and she blew,

C G7

The runaway train went over the hill and she blew,

C F C G7

The runaway train went over the hill and the last we heard she was going still,

C G7 C

As she blew,ew, ew, ew, ew, ew

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