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Runaway Train

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[Verse 1]
DmI'm gonna take you down to the railway Cline
GI'm a gonna take you down to the railway Dmline
DmI'm a gonna take you where the heart won't break and the wCater tastes so fine
GI'm a gonna take you down to the railway lDmine
[Verse 2]
DmWe won't take money, we won't take the long way 'Cround
GWe won't take money, we won't take the long way 'Dmround
DmWe won't take money, we'll live off the honey when the Ctrain goes underground
GWe won't take money, we won't take the long way Dm'round
[Chorus]
CI'll drive faster, Dmyou hold tighter
CI'll get Gwild, Dmyou get wilder
CI'll make thunder, Dmyou make rain
CWe'll go Gdown to the Dmrunaway train
[Verse 3]
DmClear that track, we're comin' on down the Cline
GClear that track, we're comin' on down the Dmline
DmClear that track, they won't take us back, well they can Clay us where the sun don't shine
GClear that track, we're comin' on down the Dmline
[Chorus]
CI'll drive faster, Dmyou hold tighter
CI'll get Gwild, Dmyou get wilder
CI'll make thunder, Dmyou make rain
CWe'll go Gdown to the Dmrunaway train

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Runaway Train

by Flatt Lonesome

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[Verse 1]

Dm C

I'm gonna take you down to the railway line

G Dm

I'm a gonna take you down to the railway line

Dm C

I'm a gonna take you where the heart won't break and the water tastes so fine

G Dm

I'm a gonna take you down to the railway line

[Verse 2]

Dm C

We won't take money, we won't take the long way 'round

G Dm

We won't take money, we won't take the long way 'round

Dm C

We won't take money, we'll live off the honey when the train goes underground

G Dm

We won't take money, we won't take the long way 'round

[Chorus]

C Dm

I'll drive faster, you hold tighter

C G Dm

I'll get wild, you get wilder

C Dm

I'll make thunder, you make rain

C G Dm

We'll go down to the runaway train

[Verse 3]

Dm C

Clear that track, we're comin' on down the line

G Dm

Clear that track, we're comin' on down the line

Dm C

Clear that track, they won't take us back, well they can lay us where the sun don't shine

G Dm

Clear that track, we're comin' on down the line

[Chorus]

C Dm

I'll drive faster, you hold tighter

C G Dm

I'll get wild, you get wilder

C Dm

I'll make thunder, you make rain

C G Dm

We'll go down to the runaway train

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