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Train Song

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Capo First Fret
Well CI broke down in FEast Saint CLouis
On the AmKansas FCity Cline
and I Cdrunk up Fall my Ammoney
that I D7borrowed every G7time
and I Cfell down Fat the Cderby
and now the Amnight's Fblack as a Ccrow
It was a Ctrain that Ftook me aAmway from here
but a D7train can't G7bring me ChomeF/C  C  
What Cmade my Fdreams so Chollow
I was Amstanding Fthere at the Cdepot
with a Csteeple Ffull of Amswallows
that could D7never ring the G7bell
and I Ccome ten Fthousand miles Caway
with Amnot one Fthing to Cshow
well it was a Ctrain that Ftook me aAmway from here
but a D7train can't G7bring me ChomeF/C  C  
Interlude:   Am   F-  C-  C   F-  C-  F   F7-  D   F-  D   F- G7  
I reCmember Fwhen I Cleft
without AmbotherFing to Cpack
you Cknow I Fup and Amleft with
nothin' but the D7clothes I had on my G7back
now I'm Csorry for Fwhat I've Cdone
and I'm Amout here Fon my Cown
well it was a Ctrain that Ftook me aAmway from
here but a D7train can't G7bring me Chome F/C  C  
it must've been a Ctrain that Ftook me aAmway from here
but a D7train can't G7bring me ... can't bring me ChomeF/C  C  

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Train Song

by Tom Waits

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F/C

Capo First Fret

C F C

Well I broke down in East Saint Louis

Am F C

On the Kansas City line

C F Am

and I drunk up all my money

D7 G7

that I borrowed every time

C F C

and I fell down at the derby

Am F C

and now the night's black as a crow

C F Am

It was a train that took me away from here

D7 G7 C F/C C

but a train can't bring me home

C F C

What made my dreams so hollow

Am F C

I was standing there at the depot

C F Am

with a steeple full of swallows

D7 G7

that could never ring the bell

C F C

and I come ten thousand miles away

Am F C

with not one thing to show

C F Am

well it was a train that took me away from here

D7 G7 C F/C C

but a train can't bring me home

Am F C C F C F F7 D F D F G7

Interlude: - - - - - - -

C F C

I remember when I left

Am F C

without bothering to pack

C F Am

you know I up and left with

D7 G7

nothin' but the clothes I had on my back

C F C

now I'm sorry for what I've done

Am F C

and I'm out here on my own

C F Am

well it was a train that took me away from

D7 G7 C F/C C

here but a train can't bring me home

C F Am

it must've been a train that took me away from here

D7 G7 C F/C C

but a train can't bring me ... can't bring me home

About Train Song Chords by Tom Waits

Learn how to play Train Song by Tom Waits with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Train Song chords”, “Train Song guitar chords”, or “Tom Waits Train Song chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Train Song chords and for experienced players who want accurate Train Song lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include C, F, Am, D7, G7, F/C.

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What key is "Train Song" in?

The chords for "Train Song" show the original chord names (including C, F, Am, D7, G7, F/C). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.