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Train Go By

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[Intro]
C/G   Am7     F   G
[Verse 1]
  C/GGonna go home, tell her I want her
  Am7Gonna make it   alright, gonna
  FDo whatever it takes to save us
  GBut for now I'm waitin', waitin'
  C/GGonna be more open-hearted
  Am7Take it back   to where we started
  FBut for now   I'm stuck here at this lGight
  I'm   waiting on the train to go
[Chorus]
C/GTrain go, train go, train go by
Am7Train go, train go, train go by
FTrain go, train go, train go by...
    GI'm just   waiting on the train to go C/Gby
[Post-chorus]
 Am7    F  G
[Verse 2]
  C/GWhen we met it was the height of summer
  Am7Never thought that our days were numbered
  FNever thought that we'd be here on this Gline
  But for now we're waiting, C/GI'm
  Gonna be the man that I once was
  Am7Was I ever    more than enough? Was
  FI ever    really    up for tGhis?
I'm     waiting on the train to go
[Chorus]
C/GTrain go, train go, train go by
Am7Train go, train go, train go by
FTrain go, train go, train go by
    GI'm just   waiting on the train to go C/Gby
[Bridge]
   C/GDay after day   the cars roll Dmby
I wanna talk to her but FI
  Can't seem to get the wGords    quite right  and I know
  C/GShe needs to hear me set things Dmstraight
  She needs me when it's way past Flate
  And I need to be there in the Gdark of night, but still I'm
[Break]
C/G   Am7     F    G
C/G   Am7     F    G
[Verse 3]
  C/GI've never been so empty handed
  Am7Nothin' turnin' out as I planned it
  FShe's disappointed, and I'm just mad, but
  GFor now we're waitin', waitin'
  C/GLove is patient, love is kind
  Am7They told us in a   far off time, now
  FI'm her's and she's still mine, still
  GWe're waitin', waitin' on the train to go
[Chorus]
C/GTrain go, train go, train go by
Am7Train go, train go, train go by
FTrain go, train go, train go by
    GI'm just   waiting on the train to gC/Go by
[Chorus]
C/GTrain go, train go, train go by
Am7Train go, train go, train go by
FTrain go, train go, train go by
    GI'm just   waiting on the train to go C/Gby
[Outro]
Am7     F    G
C/G

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Train Go By

by Josh Ritter

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C/G

Am7

[Intro]

C/G Am7 F G

[Verse 1]

C/G

Gonna go home, tell her I want her

Am7

Gonna make it alright, gonna

Do whatever it takes to save us

But for now I'm waitin', waitin'

C/G

Gonna be more open-hearted

Am7

Take it back to where we started

F G

But for now I'm stuck here at this light

I'm waiting on the train to go

[Chorus]

C/G

Train go, train go, train go by

Am7

Train go, train go, train go by

Train go, train go, train go by...

G C/G

I'm just waiting on the train to go by

[Post-chorus]

Am7 F G

[Verse 2]

C/G

When we met it was the height of summer

Am7

Never thought that our days were numbered

F G

Never thought that we'd be here on this line

C/G

But for now we're waiting, I'm

Gonna be the man that I once was

Am7

Was I ever more than enough? Was

F G

I ever really up for this?

I'm waiting on the train to go

[Chorus]

C/G

Train go, train go, train go by

Am7

Train go, train go, train go by

G C/G

I'm just waiting on the train to go by

[Bridge]

C/G Dm

Day after day the cars roll by

I wanna talk to her but I

Can't seem to get the words quite right and I know

C/G Dm

She needs to hear me set things straight

She needs me when it's way past late

And I need to be there in the dark of night, but still I'm

[Break]

C/G Am7 F G

[Verse 3]

C/G

I've never been so empty handed

Am7

Nothin' turnin' out as I planned it

She's disappointed, and I'm just mad, but

For now we're waitin', waitin'

C/G

Love is patient, love is kind

Am7

They told us in a far off time, now

I'm her's and she's still mine, still

We're waitin', waitin' on the train to go

[Chorus]

C/G

Train go, train go, train go by

Am7

Train go, train go, train go by

G C/G

I'm just waiting on the train to go by

[Chorus]

C/G

Train go, train go, train go by

Am7

Train go, train go, train go by

G C/G

I'm just waiting on the train to go by

[Outro]

Am7 F G

C/G

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