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Date: Fri, 8 Sep 95 14:03:43 EDT
From: Winston Campbell
Subject: STOP THAT TRAIN by Bob Marley & The Wailers
Stop That Train
(words & music by Peter Tosh)
In actuality, while this song appears on Bob Marley & That Wailer~s first
album it is sung and written by Peter Tosh. Basically that intro and
everywhere riff is:
[Riff]
e|-G-------------------C---D---G--|-G---------------------C---D---G--|
B|----------------------------|------------------------------|
G|-9--7-----------------------|-7h9--7-----------------------|
D|-------9--7---------5--7--5-|---------9--7---------5--7--5-|
A|-------------10--7----------|---------------10--7----------|
E|----------------------------|------------------------------|
GStop that train I~m Cleaving (today)
GStop that train I~m Dleaving (anyway)
GStop that train I~m Cleaving (and I said it)
GWon~t be too long whether I~m Dright or wrong (I said it)
GWon~t be too long whether I~m Cright or wrongCm  
[Riff]
GAll my good life I~ve been a Dlonely man
CTeaching the people who don~t Gunderstand
GAnd even though I Dtried my best
I Cstill can~t find no Ghappiness
(So I got to say)
GStop that train I~m Cleaving (anyday now)
GStop that train I~m Dleaving (I don~t care what you say)
GStop that train I~m Cleaving (and I said it)
GWon~t be too long whether I~m Dright or wrong (said it)
GWon~t be too long whether I~m Cright or wrongCm  
[Riff]
GSome going east and Dsome gone west
CSome stand aside to Gtry their best
GSome living big but the Dmost is living small
They Cjust can~t even find no Gfool at all
(I mean stop it)
GStop that train I~m Cleaving (believe me)
GStop that train I~m Dleaving (I don~t mind)
GStop that train I~m Cleaving (and I said it)
GWon~t be too long whether I~m Dright or wrong (I said it)
GWon~t be too long whether I~m Cright or wrongCm  
[Riff]
GStop that train I~m Cleaving (believe me)
GStop that train I~m Dleaving (can~t take it)
GStop that train I~m Cleaving (got to be better)
GWon~t be too long whether I~m Dright or wrong
GWon~t be too long whether...
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