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                                Capoe 5th Fret
[Intro]
G  Cadd9  D  G
[Chorus]Ive been workin on my Gnight train
        Drinkin coffee takin Cadd9cocaine
        Im out here on a Dnight train
        Tyin to get us safely Ghome
[Verse] Well in a little country Gstation
        Somewere out in the midCadd9west
        I see the people out there Dwaiting
        Heart beatin in my Gchest
        And Im thinkin about a Gwoman
        Who I put no one aCadd9bove
        Im not lookin to repDlace her
        Just need someone to Glove
[Chorus]Well Im out here on a Gnight train
        Drinkin coffee takin Cadd9cocaine
        Im out here on a Dnight train
        Tryin to get us safely Ghome
[Verse] And Im livin in the Gcity
        Where the noise it never Cadd9stops
        How much poundin on the Dpavement
        Whizzes from traffic Gcops
        Nobody looks you in the Geye here
        Walkin around with clinched Cadd9fist
        Ive been searchin for a Dsimple place
        Dont know if it exiGsts
[Bridge]Cadd9Theres a sunrise out there callin my Gname
        Cadd9I can see her movin, DI can see her movin
[Repeat Intro Once]
[Verse] Well at a certain time of Gnight now
        I'll become one with the Cadd9wind
        Were there isnt a bDeginning
        And there is no Gend
        Oh when everything is Gflowing
        Everything is on Cadd9time
        And I know that were all Dgoing
        To the end of the Gline
[Chorus]Well Im out here on a Gnight train
        Drinkin coffee takin Cadd9cocaine
        Im out here on my Dnight train
        Tyrin to get us safely Ghome
[Outro] Just sing the chorus, there is no guitar in this part.

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Night Train

by Amos Lee

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Cadd9

Capoe 5th Fret

[Intro]

G Cadd9 D G

[Chorus]Ive been workin on my night train

Cadd9

Drinkin coffee takin cocaine

Im out here on a night train

Tyin to get us safely home

[Verse] Well in a little country station

Cadd9

Somewere out in the midwest

I see the people out there waiting

Heart beatin in my chest

And Im thinkin about a woman

Cadd9

Who I put no one above

Im not lookin to replace her

Just need someone to love

[Chorus]Well Im out here on a night train

Cadd9

Drinkin coffee takin cocaine

Im out here on a night train

Tryin to get us safely home

[Verse] And Im livin in the city

Cadd9

Where the noise it never stops

How much poundin on the pavement

Whizzes from traffic cops

Nobody looks you in the eye here

Cadd9

Walkin around with clinched fist

Ive been searchin for a simple place

Dont know if it exists

Cadd9 G

[Bridge]Theres a sunrise out there callin my name

Cadd9 D

I can see her movin, I can see her movin

[Repeat Intro Once]

[Verse] Well at a certain time of night now

Cadd9

I'll become one with the wind

Were there isnt a beginning

And there is no end

Oh when everything is flowing

Cadd9

Everything is on time

And I know that were all going

To the end of the line

[Chorus]Well Im out here on a night train

Cadd9

Drinkin coffee takin cocaine

Im out here on my night train

Tyrin to get us safely home

[Outro] Just sing the chorus, there is no guitar in this part.

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