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Train - Leo Sayer (Just A Boy, 1974)
Writers: Leo Sayer & David Courtney
[Verse 1]
CRunning through my life like a river, like a song
The Emtrain keeps pushing me
AmRight back to the place where I Cbelong...
CBack along the tracks fly a million years
EmRight across my path
AmTrain moves on ringing in my Cears...
[Pre-Chorus]
CCome on Fboard
CCome on FboardG  
[Chorus]
CTrain, oh Etrain, take me Fback, again
CI reDmmember, I reGmember, I reCmemberG  
CTrain, oh Etrain, the Fjourney ends and starts again
CI reDmmember, I reGmember, take me Cba-ckG  
[Verse 2]
CI've been up all night trying to get this down
Now EmI'm hallucinating
AmStaring at the wall look what I'm Ccreating...
CLook at the clock I'm twelve hours old
So Emmany more remain
And Amway up ahead I know I see a Ctrain...
[Pre-Chorus]
CGet on Fboard
FGet on boardG  
[Chorus]
CTrain, oh Etrain, all those Fmemories, all over again
CI reDmmember, I reGmember, take me Cback, take me Gback
CTrain, oh Etrain, you know the Fjourney ends and starts again
CI reDmmember, I reGmember, take me Cba-ckAm  
[Bridge]
DWaited on the station all day
GJust to catch a glimpse of the morning train
DJust to see the wheels turning round
GBlowing up steam,
You G7see what I mean,
Csus4You see what I meanC  
[Chorus]
CTrain, oh Etrain, take me Fback, again
CI reDmmember, I reGmember, I reCmemberG  
CTrain, oh Etrain, the Fjourney ends and starts again
CI reDmmember, I reGmember, take me baC-ckG  
[Outro]
   C     G    C(Grepeat to fade)

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Train

by Leo Sayer

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Csus4

Train - Leo Sayer (Just A Boy, 1974)

Writers: Leo Sayer & David Courtney

[Verse 1]

Running through my life like a river, like a song

The train keeps pushing me

Am C

Right back to the place where I belong...

Back along the tracks fly a million years

Right across my path

Am C

Train moves on ringing in my ears...

[Pre-Chorus]

C F

Come on board

C F G

Come on board

[Chorus]

C E F

Train, oh train, take me back, again

C Dm G C G

I remember, I remember, I remember

C E F

Train, oh train, the journey ends and starts again

C Dm G C G

I remember, I remember, take me ba-ck

[Verse 2]

I've been up all night trying to get this down

Now I'm hallucinating

Am C

Staring at the wall look what I'm creating...

Look at the clock I'm twelve hours old

So many more remain

Am C

And way up ahead I know I see a train...

[Pre-Chorus]

C F

Get on board

F G

Get on board

[Chorus]

C E F

Train, oh train, all those memories, all over again

C Dm G C G

I remember, I remember, take me back, take me back

C E F

Train, oh train, you know the journey ends and starts again

C Dm G C Am

I remember, I remember, take me ba-ck

[Bridge]

Waited on the station all day

Just to catch a glimpse of the morning train

Just to see the wheels turning round

Blowing up steam,

You see what I mean,

Csus4 C

You see what I mean

[Chorus]

C E F

Train, oh train, take me back, again

C Dm G C G

I remember, I remember, I remember

C E F

Train, oh train, the journey ends and starts again

C Dm G C G

I remember, I remember, take me ba-ck

[Outro]

C G C G

(repeat to fade)

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