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The Blue Train

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[Intro]
G  Am  C  D
Em  D  C
[Verse]
  GWatching the Amlong facesC  
DRiding this run down Gtrack
And the Amlost placesC  
From a Ddream that never brings them Emback
And the Dsad truth isC  
DNothing but a cold hard Cfact
[Chorus]
I'm riding the Gblue train
AmOver the Cmiles yet to Dcover
A Gghost in a G/Bhurry to CfadeD  
And I'm taking it Gone way to G/Bnowhere
ACfraid you might Dbe there
To Emfind me inDside this blue Ctrain
[Verse]
  GCounting the Amburned bridgesC  
DTrailing this rusted Gwreck
As our Amback pagesC  
DScatter in the dust we Emleft
Like a Dpearl necklaceC  
DFallen from around your Cneck
[Chorus]
I'm riding the Gblue train
AmOver the Cmiles yet to Dcover
A Gghost in a G/Bhurry to CfadeD  
And I'm taking it Gone way to G/Bnowhere
ACfraid you might Dbe there
To Emfind me inDside this blue Ctrain
[Bridge]
AmWay     G/B  Cdown the low Groad
A Cticket to an Emempty room
A Amrendezvous unCknown
[Instrumental]
G  Am  C  D
G  Am  C  D
Em  D  C
[Chorus]
I'm riding the Gblue train
AmOver the Cmiles yet to Dcover
A Gghost in a G/Bhurry to CfadeD  
And I'm taking it Gone way to G/Bnowhere
ACfraid you might Dbe there
To Emfind me inDside this blue Ctrain
[Chorus]
I'm riding the Gblue train
AmOver the Cmiles yet to Dcover
A Gghost in a G/Bhurry to CfadeD  
And I'm taking it Gone way to G/Bnowhere
ACfraid you might Dbe there
To Emfind me inDside this blue Ctrain
This blue Ctrain
[Outro]
G  Am  C  D
G  Am  C  D
G  Am  C  D
G(reAmpeat CanDd fade)

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The Blue Train

by Maura O'Connell

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G/B

[Intro]

G Am C D

Em D C

[Verse]

G Am C

Watching the long faces

D G

Riding this run down track

Am C

And the lost places

D Em

From a dream that never brings them back

D C

And the sad truth is

D C

Nothing but a cold hard fact

[Chorus]

I'm riding the blue train

Am C D

Over the miles yet to cover

G G/B C D

A ghost in a hurry to fade

G G/B

And I'm taking it one way to nowhere

C D

Afraid you might be there

Em D C

To find me inside this blue train

[Verse]

G Am C

Counting the burned bridges

D G

Trailing this rusted wreck

Am C

As our back pages

D Em

Scatter in the dust we left

D C

Like a pearl necklace

D C

Fallen from around your neck

[Chorus]

I'm riding the blue train

Am C D

Over the miles yet to cover

G G/B C D

A ghost in a hurry to fade

G G/B

And I'm taking it one way to nowhere

C D

Afraid you might be there

Em D C

To find me inside this blue train

[Bridge]

Am G/B C G

Way down the low road

C Em

A ticket to an empty room

Am C

A rendezvous unknown

[Instrumental]

G Am C D

Em D C

[Chorus]

I'm riding the blue train

Am C D

Over the miles yet to cover

G G/B C D

A ghost in a hurry to fade

G G/B

And I'm taking it one way to nowhere

C D

Afraid you might be there

Em D C

To find me inside this blue train

[Chorus]

I'm riding the blue train

Am C D

Over the miles yet to cover

G G/B C D

A ghost in a hurry to fade

G G/B

And I'm taking it one way to nowhere

C D

Afraid you might be there

Em D C

To find me inside this blue train

This blue train

[Outro]

G Am C D

(repeat and fade)

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