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"ChopAway.com - The Online Home Of Izzy Stradlin"
                     [ IZZY STRADLIN & THE JU JU HOUNDS ]
                          [ GEFFEN RECORDS - 1992 ]
                               [ TRAIN TRACKS ]
INTRO -	C - D - C - G - C - G
	  -  D-  C-  G-  C- G  
			-------------------------
VERSE 1:
	DrunDk and CdGown, took a hit down by the train tracks
		    C- G  
	I hear the whistles song
	This Dbroken kid, we made a big dash
				 C- G  
	We learned quick to get along
			-------------------------
	 D-  C-  G-  C- G  
			-------------------------
VERSE 2:
	A change  Dof  tCime, paGcked up & left, goodbye the train track
		     C- G  
	You're lucky if I do,
	We'Dll go CwGest & get some big cash
			      C- G  
	We're looking back to zero
			-------------------------
CHORUS:
	CJust Bbkeep-a-mGovin, you keep away I say,
	You goCtta change your backdrop
	BbYou gotGta keep a base
			-------------------------
VERSE 3:
		     				D  	   C  		G  C-G  
	She looked tall, A lookin up from the bottom of a beer glass,
						D  		C  	G  C-G  
	Its to insane, in my blood, my hand is showin like a road map,
					   D  	  C  		G  C-G  
	So I got on to catch a breeze, I hated to go back
	But whDen I think of all those times
			 C  	    G  C-G  
	I just love the high-life
			-------------------------
CHORUS:
	CYou keep a rollin
	BbYou keep aG-real nice way
	You goCtta change your backdrop
	BbYou gotGta keep a base
			-------------------------
SOLO:
	 C-  Eb-  Bb- G  
	 C-  Eb-  Bb- G  
	 C-  Eb- G  
	 C-  Eb-  Bb- G  
	 C- Eb  
			-------------------------
BRIDGE:
	I Dsaid, more so clear,
		Cmore so clear,
		Dmore Cso clear, I said
			-------------------------
VERSE 4:
	I Dsaid if you crawl to get on up
		     	    C  		G  C-G  
	Your gonna level & get back
	The feelings gDone, you better clean
		   		C  	  G  C-G  
	& start thinking of a new thang
	CoDs now I've seen the other side
		C  		G  C-G  
	I done payback, yes I did
				D       C       G  C-G  
	This aint living on a train track
			-------------------------
	 D-  C- D  
			-------------------------

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Train Tracks

by Izzy Stradlin

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"ChopAway.com - The Online Home Of Izzy Stradlin"

[ IZZY STRADLIN & THE JU JU HOUNDS ]

[ GEFFEN RECORDS - 1992 ]

[ TRAIN TRACKS ]

INTRO - C - D - C - G - C - G

D C G C G

- - - - -

-------------------------

VERSE 1:

D C G

Drunk and down, took a hit down by the train tracks

C G

I hear the whistles song

This broken kid, we made a big dash

C G

We learned quick to get along

-------------------------

D C G C G

- - - -

-------------------------

VERSE 2:

D C G

A change of time, packed up & left, goodbye the train track

C G

You're lucky if I do,

D C G

We'll go west & get some big cash

C G

We're looking back to zero

-------------------------

CHORUS:

C Bb G

Just keep-a-movin, you keep away I say,

You gotta change your backdrop

Bb G

You gotta keep a base

-------------------------

VERSE 3:

D C G C G

She looked tall, A lookin up from the bottom of a beer glass,

D C G C G

Its to insane, in my blood, my hand is showin like a road map,

D C G C G

So I got on to catch a breeze, I hated to go back

But when I think of all those times

C G C G

I just love the high-life

-------------------------

CHORUS:

You keep a rollin

Bb G

You keep a-real nice way

You gotta change your backdrop

Bb G

You gotta keep a base

-------------------------

SOLO:

C Eb Bb G

- - -

C Eb Bb G

- - -

C Eb G

- -

C Eb Bb G

- - -

C Eb

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BRIDGE:

I said, more so clear,

more so clear,

D C

more so clear, I said

-------------------------

VERSE 4:

I said if you crawl to get on up

C G C G

Your gonna level & get back

The feelings gone, you better clean

C G C G

& start thinking of a new thang

Cos now I've seen the other side

C G C G

I done payback, yes I did

D C G C G

This aint living on a train track

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D C D

- -

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