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Jon Foreman
Southbound Train
Fall EP -- 2007
Standard Tuning (E A D G B E)
*Chords are listed at end of song
Riff 1
e|-0-0-0-----------3-3-------|
B|-3-3-3-----------3-3--3-3--|
G|-2-2-2-----------0-0--0-0--|
D|-0-0-0--2h4p2-0--0-0--2-2--|
A|-----------------x-x--0-0--|
E|-----------------3-3--3-3--|
Riff 2
e|-0-0-0-----------3-3-------0-0-0-----------3-3-------|
B|-3-3-3-----------3-3--3-3--3-3-3-----------3-3--3-3--|
G|-2-2-2-----------0-0--0-0--2-2-2-----------0-0--0-0--|
D|-0-0-0--2h4p2-0--0-0--2-2--0-0-0--2h4p2-0--0-0--2-2--|
A|-----------------x-x--0-0--2-2-2-----------x-x--0-0--|
E|-----------------3-3--3-3--0-0-0-----------3-3--3-3--|
Intro
Riff 1 [2x]
Verse 1
Riff 1                       Riff  1
Oh, I guess they'll say I've grown
                                  D5/B  
I know more than I wanted to know
I said E7more, than I wanted to sayA7sus4  
Chorus 1
           Riff 1
I'm headed home
                     Riff 1
Yeah, but I'm not so sure
               D5/                B       Gsus2Riff 1
That home is a place you can still get to by train
Post-Chorus 1
       D5/B  
So I'm looking out the window
And I'm E7drifting off to sleep
        D5/                           B  Gsus2  
With my face pressed up against the pane
With the Dsus2rhythm of my heart
And a Gsus2ringing in my ears
         A7sus4*                 Riff 1 [2x]
It's the rhythm of my southbound train
Bridge
Dsus2Oh, well the wind starts to look like her Gsus2hair
                                   A7sus4*
And the clouds in her bright blue eyes
As the sea and the shore fall and Gsus2rise
Like her breast as she breathes by my Dsus2side
And the moon is her lips
                               Gsus2  A7sus4*
As the sun is headed on down to the sea
Like her head as she lays down on Gsus2me
Until we reach ocean side
Post-Chorus 2
D5/B  
Over and over
I Gsus2hear the same refrain
It's the Dsus2rhythm of my heart
And my Gsus2sleepy girl's breathing
         A7sus4*                 Riff 2 [2x]
It's the rhythm of my southbound train
Verse 2
Riff 1                                Riff 1
Oh, I guess they'll say I should have known
                             D5/B  
Or maybe I'm just feeling old
Like a E7lawyer with no one to bA7sus4lame
Chorus 2
           Riff 1
I'm headed home
                     Riff 1
Yeah, but I'm not so sure
               D5/            B             Gsus2Riff 1
That home is a place that will ever be the same
Post-Chorus 3
      D5/B  
So we gathering up our things
And we E7head out in the cold
    D5/                               B  A7sus4  
And your eyes are where you carry the pain
When I Dsus2hear the whistle weeping
It's Gsus2crying to the sky
         A7sus4*                 Gsus2  
It's the rhythm of my southbound train
                           A7sus4Riff 1 [2x]
It's the rhythm of my southbound train
*Chords Used
    Dsus2    Gsus2  D5/  B    A7sus4  A7sus4*    E7    Em7  
e|--0------3--------------------------------0--|
B|--3------3-----3------3-------3------3----3--|
G|--2------0-----2------0-------0------1----0--|
D|--0------0-----0------2-------2------0----2--|
A|---------x-----2------0-------0------2----2--|
E|---------3------------3-------------------0--|

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Southbound Train

by Jon Foreman

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Chords in this song · guitar

A7sus4

Gsus2

Dsus2

Em7

Jon Foreman

Southbound Train

Fall EP -- 2007

Standard Tuning (E A D G B E)

*Chords are listed at end of song

Riff 1

e|-0-0-0-----------3-3-------|

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

G|-2-2-2-----------0-0--0-0--|

D|-0-0-0--2h4p2-0--0-0--2-2--|

A|-----------------x-x--0-0--|

E|-----------------3-3--3-3--|

Riff 2

e|-0-0-0-----------3-3-------0-0-0-----------3-3-------|

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

G|-2-2-2-----------0-0--0-0--2-2-2-----------0-0--0-0--|

D|-0-0-0--2h4p2-0--0-0--2-2--0-0-0--2h4p2-0--0-0--2-2--|

A|-----------------x-x--0-0--2-2-2-----------x-x--0-0--|

E|-----------------3-3--3-3--0-0-0-----------3-3--3-3--|

Intro

Riff 1 [2x]

Verse 1

Riff 1 Riff 1

Oh, I guess they'll say I've grown

D5 B

I know more than I wanted to know

E7 A7sus4

I said more, than I wanted to say

Chorus 1

Riff 1

I'm headed home

Riff 1

Yeah, but I'm not so sure

D5 B Gsus2

/ Riff 1

That home is a place you can still get to by train

Post-Chorus 1

D5 B

So I'm looking out the window

And I'm drifting off to sleep

D5 B Gsus2

With my face pressed up against the pane

Dsus2

With the rhythm of my heart

Gsus2

And a ringing in my ears

A7sus4

* Riff 1 [2x]

It's the rhythm of my southbound train

Bridge

Dsus2 Gsus2

Oh, well the wind starts to look like her hair

A7sus4

And the clouds in her bright blue eyes

Gsus2

As the sea and the shore fall and rise

Dsus2

Like her breast as she breathes by my side

And the moon is her lips

Gsus2 A7sus4

As the sun is headed on down to the sea

Gsus2

Like her head as she lays down on me

Until we reach ocean side

Post-Chorus 2

D5 B

Over and over

Gsus2

I hear the same refrain

Dsus2

It's the rhythm of my heart

Gsus2

And my sleepy girl's breathing

A7sus4

* Riff 2 [2x]

It's the rhythm of my southbound train

Verse 2

Riff 1 Riff 1

Oh, I guess they'll say I should have known

D5 B

Or maybe I'm just feeling old

E7 A7sus4

Like a lawyer with no one to blame

Chorus 2

Riff 1

I'm headed home

Riff 1

Yeah, but I'm not so sure

D5 B Gsus2

/ Riff 1

That home is a place that will ever be the same

Post-Chorus 3

D5 B

So we gathering up our things

And we head out in the cold

D5 B A7sus4

And your eyes are where you carry the pain

Dsus2

When I hear the whistle weeping

Gsus2

It's crying to the sky

A7sus4 Gsus2

It's the rhythm of my southbound train

A7sus4

Riff 1 [2x]

It's the rhythm of my southbound train

*Chords Used

Dsus2 Gsus2 D5 B A7sus4 A7sus4 E7 Em7

/ *

e|--0------3--------------------------------0--|

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

G|--2------0-----2------0-------0------1----0--|

D|--0------0-----0------2-------2------0----2--|

A|---------x-----2------0-------0------2----2--|

E|---------3------------3-------------------0--|

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