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On A Train

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Intro: 
e|--------0-----------0----------------------------------|
B|-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1--3--1-----1--3--1-------|
G|--0-----------3-----------2-----------1--------------o-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------o-|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----0--1--0-----0--1--0-----0--1--0--3--0--1----------|
G|--0----------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------3-----------2----------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
HerCe smokin' on a traDin
leanin' on the pFain
'Cause all I have is my oCwn haGrd luFck
Yeah I took oCff, had to get awDay
I didn't want to pFay, a penance to all the cCold haGrd luFck
Somehow I knew your intetion was to
WrCap me up arBbound and aroFund, loG#ck me awaCyBb  F  G#  
So CI just put my fBboot on the gFround, G#I walked awaCyBb  F  G#  G  
NCo way to tell me wDhen, I screw it up agFain
Falling victim to mCy haGrd luFck
Yeah I was blCind, I just couldn't fDind
You silhouette behFind, the spectre of all my hCard luGck agFain
Somehow I kneG#w your intention was to
WrCap me up arBbound and aroFund, loG#ck me awayC  Bb  F  G#  G  
So CI just put my foBbot on the grFound, I G#walked awCayBb  F  G#  G  
FI'm leaviEng, baDbe
To go Fback to mGy place, get oCut of the rEat race
ThosFe at the tGable, are rCeady and Eable  
To Fput something Gon it, betCter be chroEnic
WatFchin' the niGght slip awCay
Wrap me up around and around, lock me away
G# G
C Bb F G#
C Bb F G# G
WrCap me up arBbound and arFound, loG#ck me awaCyBb  F  G#  
So CI just put my fBboot on the grFound, G#I walked awCayBb  F  G#  G  
WrCap me up arBbound and arFound, lG#ock me awaCyBb  
HaFd to leave you G#baby
WCrap me up arBbound and aroFund
I G#walked awayC  Bb  F  
So i'm G#leaving on a trainG  G  C  D  D#  

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On A Train

by The Waking Eyes

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Intro:

e|--------0-----------0----------------------------------|

B|-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1--3--1-----1--3--1-------|

G|--0-----------3-----------2-----------1--------------o-|

D|-----------------------------------------------------o-|

A|-------------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------|

B|-----0--1--0-----0--1--0-----0--1--0--3--0--1----------|

G|--0----------------------------------------------------|

D|--------------3-----------2----------------------------|

A|-------------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------------|

C D

Here smokin' on a train

leanin' on the pain

C G F

'Cause all I have is my own hard luck

C D

Yeah I took off, had to get away

F C G F

I didn't want to pay, a penance to all the cold hard luck

Somehow I knew your intetion was to

C Bb F G# C Bb F G#

Wrap me up around and around, lock me away

C Bb F G# C Bb F G# G

So I just put my foot on the ground, I walked away

C D F

No way to tell me when, I screw it up again

C G F

Falling victim to my hard luck

C D

Yeah I was blind, I just couldn't find

F C G F

You silhouette behind, the spectre of all my hard luck again

Somehow I knew your intention was to

C Bb F G# C Bb F G# G

Wrap me up around and around, lock me away

C Bb F G# C Bb F G# G

So I just put my foot on the ground, I walked away

F E D

I'm leaving, babe

F G C E

To go back to my place, get out of the rat race

F G C E

Those at the table, are ready and able

F G C E

To put something on it, better be chronic

F G C

Watchin' the night slip away

Wrap me up around and around, lock me away

G# G

C Bb F G#

C Bb F G# G

C Bb F G# C Bb F G#

Wrap me up around and around, lock me away

C Bb F G# C Bb F G# G

So I just put my foot on the ground, I walked away

C Bb F G# C Bb

Wrap me up around and around, lock me away

F G#

Had to leave you baby

C Bb F

Wrap me up around and around

G# C Bb F

I walked away

G# G G C D D#

So i'm leaving on a train

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