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Long Train Runnin’ Doobie Brothers (Tom Johnston, 1973)
Chorded By: Skidaddy, Esq., G.Q.
4/4 TIME @ 116 BPM (3 Min. 42 Sec.) in 'Bb'.
Chords Used:
Guitar Keyboard
Bass Chord
Dm7 x x 10 10 10 10 D A-C-D-F
Gm7 x 10 12 10 11 10 G G-Bb-D-F
Gm7* x x 3 3 3 3 G G-Bb-D-F
Cm7 x 3 5 3 4 3 C G-Bb-C-Eb
Eb 11 13 13 12 11 11 Eb G-Bb-Eb
D 10 12 12 11 10 10 D A-D-Gb
D7 10 12 10 11 10 10 D A-C-D-Gb
[Intro]
(8 M)
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Dm7 Gm7 Dm7 Gm7 Dm7 Gm7 Dm7 Gm7 Dm7
Gm7 Dm7 Gm7 Dm7 Gm7 Dm7
[Verse/Chorus 1]
(12 M)
Dm7Down Gm7a-round the cor-ner Dm7half Gm7a mile from here Dm7  
See Gm7them long trains run, aDm7nd you watcGm7h ‘em dis-ap-pear WDm7ith-out
Gm7* Cm7  Gm7* Cm7   Dm7   Gm7   Dm7  
Love where would you be now?
Gm7  Dm7With-out Eblove D   D7   Dm7   Gm7   Dm7   Gm7   Dm7You
[Verse/Chorus 2]
(12 M)
Dm7Know Gm7I saw Miss Luc-y Dm7down Gm7a-long the tracks Dm7She
Lost Gm7her home and her fam-i-ly, Dm7and she
Gm7   Dm7  Gm7* Cm7  Gm7*
Won't be com-in' back With-out love,
Gm7* Cm7   Dm7   Gm7   Dm7  
Where would you be right now?
Dm7   Gm7  Dm7With-out Eblove D   D7   Dm7   Gm7   Dm7   Gm7   Dm7Well, the
[Verse/Chorus 3]
(12 M)
Gm7Ill-i-no-is Central, Dm7and the Gm7South-ern Cen-tral Freight Dm7got-ta
Gm7Keep on push-in', Ma-ma, 'Dm7cause you
Gm7  Gm7* Cm7  
Know they're run-nin' late With-out love
Gm7* Cm7   Dm7   Gm7   Dm7  
Where would you be now, now, now, now?
Dm7   Gm7   Dm7With-out Eblove D  D7  Dm7  Gm7  Dm7  Gm7  Dm7  
[Solo 1]
(12 M)
Dm7 Gm7 Dm7 Gm7 Dm7 Gm7 Dm7 Gm7 Dm7
Gm7* Cm7  Gm7* Cm7   Dm7   Gm7   Dm7   Gm7   Dm7  
Eb   D   D7   Dm7   Gm7   Dm7   Gm7   Dm7Well, the
[Verse/Chorus 4]
(12 M)
(Same as 'verse/chorus #3' with heavy staccato.)
Gm7Ill-i-no-is Central, Dm7and the Gm7South-ern Cen-tral Freight Dm7got-ta
Gm7Keep on push-in', Ma-ma, 'Dm7cause you
Gm7  Gm7*
Know they're run-nin' late With-out
Gm7* Cm7  Gm7* Cm7   Dm7   Gm7   Dm7  
Love where would you be now, now, now, now?
Dm7   Gm7  Dm7With-out Eblove D   D7   Dm7   Gm7   Dm7   Gm7   Dm7Where
[Verse/Chorus 5]
(10+ M)
Gm7Pis-tons keep on turn-in', Dm7and the Gm7wheels go 'round and 'round, Dm7and the
Gm7Steel rails are cold and hard, Dm7and the
Gm7  Gm7* Gm7* Cm7  
Miles that they go down With-out love
Gm7* Cm7   Dm7   Gm7   Dm7   Gm7   Dm7  
Where would you be now? With-out
Eblove, D  D7ooh, where would you be now?
[Solo 2]
(12 M)
Dm7 Gm7 Dm7 Gm7 Dm7 Gm7 Dm7 Gm7 Dm7
Gm7* Cm7  Gm7* Cm7   Dm7   Gm7   Dm7   Gm7   Dm7  
With-out
Eblove, Dwhere D7would you be now? Dm7  Gm7  Dm7  Gm7  Dm7  
[Coda]
(16.25 M)
Dm7 Gm7 Dm7 Gm7 Dm7 Gm7 Dm7 Gm7 Dm7
Dm7(BegGm7in Ad-LDm7ib LyrGm7ics)Dm7  Gm7  Dm7  Gm7  Dm7  
Dm7 Gm7 Dm7 Gm7 Dm7 Gm7 Dm7 Gm7 Dm7
Dm7   Gm7  Dm7(End AGm7d-Lib LyrDm7ics) Gm7   Dm7   Gm7   Dm7With-out
Gm7!
love !
Coda Ad-Lib Lyrics:
Mmmm Got to get-cha ba-by Ba-by won’t you move it down
Won’t you move it down Ba-by, ba-by, ba-by, ba-by
Won’t you move it down where the big trains run
And the train ‘a mov-in’ Got to keep on mov-in’
Keep on mov-in’ Won’t you keep on mov-in’ Got-ta keep on mov-in’
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The story behind the song

"Long Train Runnin'" started its life as an ad-libbed jam during The Doobie Brothers' live shows, growing from a simple "bar song" into a signature track. The lyrics, penned by Tom Johnston, speak to a journey, perhaps one without a clear destination, where love is a crucial compass. It’s a driving, rhythmic song, propelled by Johnston's guitar and harmonica, asking where you would be without that essential connection. At its heart, it plays like a search for meaning and belonging on an open road.

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