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Runaway Train

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[Intro] 
   Am     Am     Am    Amx2
[Verse]
AmI'ma gonna take you down to the railway Gline
FI'ma gonna take you down to the railway Amline
AmI'ma gonna take you where your heart won't break you
And the Gwater tastes like wine
FI'ma gonna take you down to the railway Amline
[Verse]
AmWe won't take money, we won't take the long way Ground
FWe won't take money, we won't take the long way Amround
AmWe won't take money, we'll live off the honey
GWhen the train goes underground
FWe won't take money, we won't take the long way Amround
[Chorus]
FI'll drive faster, Cyou hold tighter
GI'll get wild, Amyou get wilder
FI'll make thunder, Cyou make rain
GWe'll go Fdown to the runaway Amtrain
[Verse]
AmWe'll clear that track, we're coming on down the Gline
FYeah clear that track, we're coming on down the Amline
AmYeah clear that track, they won't take us back
GWell they can stick it where the sun don't shine
FClear that track, we're coming on down the Amline
[Chorus]
FI'll drive faster, Cyou hold tighter
GI'll get wild, Amyou get wilder
FI'll make thunder, Cyou make rain
GWe'll go Fdown to the runaway Amtrain
[Instrumental]
    AmOAmhhhhhhAmhhhh
Am   Am
[Chorus]
FI'll drive faster, Cyou hold tighter
GI'll get wild, Amyou get wilder
FI'll make thunder, Cyou make rain
GWe'll go Fdown to the runaway Amtrain
[Outro]
  AmRunawaAmy train
Am   Am   Am   Am

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Runaway Train

by Kasey Chambers

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

Am Am Am Am

[Verse]

Am G

I'ma gonna take you down to the railway line

F Am

I'ma gonna take you down to the railway line

I'ma gonna take you where your heart won't break you

And the water tastes like wine

F Am

I'ma gonna take you down to the railway line

[Verse]

Am G

We won't take money, we won't take the long way round

F Am

We won't take money, we won't take the long way round

We won't take money, we'll live off the honey

When the train goes underground

F Am

We won't take money, we won't take the long way round

[Chorus]

F C

I'll drive faster, you hold tighter

G Am

I'll get wild, you get wilder

F C

I'll make thunder, you make rain

G F Am

We'll go down to the runaway train

[Verse]

Am G

We'll clear that track, we're coming on down the line

F Am

Yeah clear that track, we're coming on down the line

Yeah clear that track, they won't take us back

Well they can stick it where the sun don't shine

F Am

Clear that track, we're coming on down the line

[Chorus]

F C

I'll drive faster, you hold tighter

G Am

I'll get wild, you get wilder

F C

I'll make thunder, you make rain

G F Am

We'll go down to the runaway train

[Instrumental]

Am Am Am

Ohhhhhhhhhh

Am Am

[Chorus]

F C

I'll drive faster, you hold tighter

G Am

I'll get wild, you get wilder

F C

I'll make thunder, you make rain

G F Am

We'll go down to the runaway train

[Outro]

Am Am

Runaway train

Am Am Am Am

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