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Departure Arrival

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[Intro]
C   Am   C   Am G
F   Am   F   Am G
[Verse]
You Cknow I could never fall aAmsleep on a train
CAll the time dreaming about a Ammoving awGay
  FFinally aAmwake;
I wonder Fwhat if I pull the eAmmergency Gbrake
CDoors are still open and I Amwish they would shut
Then CI could stop thinking should I Amjump down and Grun
  FOnly on page Amten
And I Fthink I gotta start all Amover aG-gain
G
[Chorus]
When the Ftape slows Cdown it means the Gbattery is Amdead
May your Fsongs never Cget stuck Amoutta my Ghead
If I Fever fall aCsleep I'll reGmember my drAmeam
Where Geverybody is there and Amnobody leaves
Where Geverybody is there and Amnobody lCeaveFsG  
[Transition]
C  G  F  C  F  G
[Verse 2]
CSomething below me starts Amcranking to life
The Cplatform moves backwards until it's Amout of my Gsight
  FTracks start to spAmlit
Got aFnother ten hours till my Amnext cigarGette
CBiked round the city about a Ambillion times
And now a Cfew seconds left until I Amleave it bGehind
  FAlmost at the Amend
I close my Feyes and we fall Amover the Gedge
G
[Chorus]
When the Ftape slows Cdown it means the Gbattery is Amdead
May your Fsongs never Cget stuck Amoutta my Ghead
If I Fever fall aCsleep I'll reGmember my drAmeam
Where Geverybody is there and Amnobody leaves
Where Geverybody is there and Amnobody lCeaveFsG  
[Outro]
C  G  F  C  F  G  C

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Departure Arrival

by Mischief Brew

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

C Am C Am G

F Am F Am G

[Verse]

C Am

You know I could never fall asleep on a train

C Am G

All the time dreaming about a moving away

F Am

Finally awake;

F Am G

I wonder what if I pull the emergency brake

C Am

Doors are still open and I wish they would shut

C Am G

Then I could stop thinking should I jump down and run

F Am

Only on page ten

F Am G

And I think I gotta start all over a-gain

[Chorus]

F C G Am

When the tape slows down it means the battery is dead

F C Am G

May your songs never get stuck outta my head

F C G Am

If I ever fall asleep I'll remember my dream

G Am

Where everybody is there and nobody leaves

G Am C F G

Where everybody is there and nobody leaves

[Transition]

C G F C F G

[Verse 2]

C Am

Something below me starts cranking to life

C Am G

The platform moves backwards until it's out of my sight

F Am

Tracks start to split

F Am G

Got another ten hours till my next cigarette

C Am

Biked round the city about a billion times

C Am G

And now a few seconds left until I leave it behind

F Am

Almost at the end

F Am G

I close my eyes and we fall over the edge

[Chorus]

F C G Am

When the tape slows down it means the battery is dead

F C Am G

May your songs never get stuck outta my head

F C G Am

If I ever fall asleep I'll remember my dream

G Am

Where everybody is there and nobody leaves

G Am C F G

Where everybody is there and nobody leaves

[Outro]

C G F C F G C

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