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Just Like This Train- Joni Mitchell
Chords:
A: 000655
Am: 002210
B: 000877
Bb: 000766
C: 000988
C#: 000-10-99
D: 000-11-10-10
D/C: 03X232
D9: 004210
F7: 003210
F/G: 3X3211
G: 3X0003
Gm7: 353333
Gm9: 353335
G7sus4: 3X0011
G13: 3X3000
Intro:
C
 A–  Bb–  B–  C–  C#-  D– C  
 A–  Bb–  B– C  
I’m Cal-ways running behind the timeD/C  
Just like this      G7sus4trainC  
   F7Shaking into town
   AmWith the brakes com-plaiC-ningG  
    D/CI used to count lovers like railroad  Ccars
I counted them on my side
F7Late-ly I don’t count on Am7noth-ing
I just let things Cslide
The station Gmas-ter’s shuffling cardF/Gs
Box cars are Gbang-ing in the yards
Jealous lovin’ll make you crazy
If you can’t find your goodness
  F7‘Cause you lost your heaD9rtGm9  C  
 A–  Bb–  B–  C–  C#-  D– C  
 A–  Bb–  B- C  
I went Clook-ing for a cause
Or a strong cat without claws
Or   D/Cany reason to reG7sus4-    -sume
And CI   F7found this empty seat
  AmIn this crowded waiting Croom
GEv-erybody waiting
    D/COld man sleeping on his  Cbags
Women with that teased-up kind of hair
F7Kids with the jitters in Amtheir legs
And those wide, Cwide open stares
And the kids got GCokes and chocolate barF/Gs
There’s a thin man Gsmo-king a fat cigar
Jealous lovin’ll make you crazy
If you can’t find your goodness
  F7‘Cause you lost your heaD9rt
    Gm7What are you gonna do now?
You’ve got no one to give your love toC  
 A–  Bb–  B–  C–  C#-  D– C  
 A–  Bb–  B– C  
Well, CI’ve got this berth
And this roll-down blind
   D/CI’ve got this fold-up G7sus4sink
And Cthese F7rocks and cactuses go-Aming by
And a Cbottle of German wine to drinkG  
    D/CSettle down into the clickety-Cclack
With the clouds and the stars to read
F7Dream-ing of the pleasure I’m Amgon-na have
Watching your Chair-line recede
My vain darling
Watching your Ghair and clouds and starG13s
I’m rocking away Gin a sleeping caG13r
This jealous lovG-ing’s bound to make me cra-G13zy
I can’t find my F7good-ness, I lost my heaD9rt
Oh, sour grapGm7es, because I lost my heaCrt
 A–  Bb–  B–  C–  C#-  D– C  
 A–  Bb–  B–  C–  C#-  D– C  
 A–  Bb–  B–  C– C#  

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Just Like This Train

by Joni Mitchell

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D/C

F/G

Gm7

Gm9

G7sus4

G13

Am7

Just Like This Train- Joni Mitchell

Chords:

: 000655

: 002210

: 000877

: 000766

: 000988

: 000-10-99

: 000-11-10-10

D/C

: 03X232

: 004210

: 003210

F/G

: 3X3211

: 3X0003

Gm7

: 353333

Gm9

: 353335

G7sus4

: 3X0011

G13

: 3X3000

Intro:

A Bb B C C# D C

– – – – - –

A Bb B C

– – –

C D/C

I’m al-ways running behind the time

G7sus4 C

Just like this train

Shaking into town

Am C G

With the brakes com-plai-ning

D/C C

I used to count lovers like railroad cars

I counted them on my side

F7 Am7

Late-ly I don’t count on noth-ing

I just let things slide

G F/G

The station mas-ter’s shuffling cards

Box cars are bang-ing in the yards

Jealous lovin’ll make you crazy

If you can’t find your goodness

F7 D9 Gm9 C

‘Cause you lost your heart

A Bb B C C# D C

– – – – - –

A Bb B C

– – -

I went look-ing for a cause

Or a strong cat without claws

D/C G7sus4

Or any reason to re- -sume

C F7

And I found this empty seat

Am C

In this crowded waiting room

Ev-erybody waiting

D/C C

Old man sleeping on his bags

Women with that teased-up kind of hair

F7 Am

Kids with the jitters in their legs

And those wide, wide open stares

G F/G

And the kids got Cokes and chocolate bars

There’s a thin man smo-king a fat cigar

Jealous lovin’ll make you crazy

If you can’t find your goodness

F7 D9

‘Cause you lost your heart

Gm7

What are you gonna do now?

You’ve got no one to give your love to

A Bb B C C# D C

– – – – - –

A Bb B C

– – –

Well, I’ve got this berth

And this roll-down blind

D/C G7sus4

I’ve got this fold-up sink

C F7 Am

And these rocks and cactuses go-ing by

C G

And a bottle of German wine to drink

D/C C

Settle down into the clickety-clack

With the clouds and the stars to read

F7 Am

Dream-ing of the pleasure I’m gon-na have

Watching your hair-line recede

My vain darling

G G13

Watching your hair and clouds and stars

G G13

I’m rocking away in a sleeping car

G G13

This jealous lov-ing’s bound to make me cra-zy

F7 D9

I can’t find my good-ness, I lost my heart

Gm7 C

Oh, sour grapes, because I lost my heart

A Bb B C C# D C

– – – – - –

A Bb B C C# D C

– – – – - –

A Bb B C C#

– – – –

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