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This Train Revised

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Chords used:
A5: x02200
A7: x02000
Am7: x055000
Am: x 0 10 9 0 0
Asus4b6: x 0 12 10 0 0
Asus4: x09700
A6: x02220
A9: x05400
Am5: x07500
[Intro]
A5 A7 A5 A7
[Verse]
It's a A5fish white bellyA7  
A A5lump in the throaA7t
A5Razor on the wireA7  
A5Skin and bonA7e
A5Piss and bloodA7  
A5In a railroad caA7r
A5100 peopleA7  
A5Gypsies queers
And A7David's star
[Chorus]
Am            Asus4b6
This train is bound for glory
AmThis train is Amsus4bound for glory
Am            Asus4b6
This train is bound for glory
A5This trainA7  A5  A7  
[Verse]
A5Measure the bones
A5Count the face
A5Pull out the teeth
A5Do you belong
A5To the human race?
A5Doctor doctorA7  
A5Are you unkindA7?
A5Do you shock the monkeA7ys?
A5Cover our eyes
With cA7lear blue skies
[Chorus]
Am            Asus4b6
This train is bound for glory
AmThis train is Amsus4bound for glory
Am            Asus4b6
This train is bound for glory
A5This trainA7  A5  A7  
[Bridge]
A5Here is a dancer A7Who has no legs
A5Here is a teacher Who A7has no face
A5Here is a healer WhA7o has no hands
A5Here is a runner Who A6has no feet
A5Here is a tA6hinker Who hA5as no A6head
A5Here is a builder Who A5has no A6back
A6Here is a writer Who has no A5voice
A5These are the questions
A5These are the answers
A5Stacked like wood
[Solo]
A5 A7 A5 A7
A5 A7 A5 A7
A5 A7 A5 A7
A5 A7 A5 A7
[Chorus]
Am            Asus4b6
This train is bound for glory
AmThis train is Amsus4bound for glory
Am            Asus4b6
This train is bound for glory
A5This trainA7  A5  A7  
[Chorus]
A7This train gonna Amcarry my mother
Amsus4This train gonna Amcarry my father
Asus4b6          Am
This train gonna carry my sister
A5This train gonna Amcarry my brother
Asus4b6          Am
This train gonna carry my sister
Amsus4This train gonna carry my brother
Asus4b6                 A5  A7  
This train gonna carry my sister
A5This train iA7s
            AmAsus4b6       Am  
This train is bound for glory
[Outro]
A5These are the questionsA6  
A5Stacked like wooA6d
A5These are the answA6ers
A5Here is potential gone for good

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This Train Revised

by Indigo Girls

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Chords used:

A5: x02200

A7: x02000

Am7: x055000

Am: x 0 10 9 0 0

Asus4b6: x 0 12 10 0 0

Asus4: x09700

A6: x02220

A9: x05400

Am5: x07500

[Intro]

A5 A7 A5 A7

[Verse]

A5 A7

It's a fish white belly

A5 A7

A lump in the throat

A5 A7

Razor on the wire

A5 A7

Skin and bone

A5 A7

Piss and blood

A5 A7

In a railroad car

A5 A7

100 people

Gypsies queers

And David's star

[Chorus]

Am Asus4b6

This train is bound for glory

Am Amsus4

This train is bound for glory

Am Asus4b6

This train is bound for glory

A5 A7 A5 A7

This train

[Verse]

Measure the bones

Count the face

Pull out the teeth

Do you belong

To the human race?

A5 A7

Doctor doctor

A5 A7

Are you unkind?

A5 A7

Do you shock the monkeys?

Cover our eyes

With clear blue skies

[Chorus]

Am Asus4b6

This train is bound for glory

Am Amsus4

This train is bound for glory

Am Asus4b6

This train is bound for glory

A5 A7 A5 A7

This train

[Bridge]

A5 A7

Here is a dancer Who has no legs

A5 A7

Here is a teacher Who has no face

A5 A7

Here is a healer Who has no hands

A5 A6

Here is a runner Who has no feet

A5 A6 A5 A6

Here is a thinker Who has no head

A5 A5 A6

Here is a builder Who has no back

A6 A5

Here is a writer Who has no voice

These are the questions

These are the answers

Stacked like wood

[Solo]

A5 A7 A5 A7

[Chorus]

Am Asus4b6

This train is bound for glory

Am Amsus4

This train is bound for glory

Am Asus4b6

This train is bound for glory

A5 A7 A5 A7

This train

[Chorus]

A7 Am

This train gonna carry my mother

Amsus4 Am

This train gonna carry my father

Asus4b6 Am

This train gonna carry my sister

A5 Am

This train gonna carry my brother

Asus4b6 Am

This train gonna carry my sister

Amsus4

This train gonna carry my brother

A5 A7

Asus4b6

This train gonna carry my sister

A5 A7

This train is

Am Am

Asus4b6

This train is bound for glory

[Outro]

A5 A6

These are the questions

A5 A6

Stacked like wood

A5 A6

These are the answers

Here is potential gone for good

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