Train Song

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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
AmF C CF C FF7 DF DF 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

Train Song chords and lyrics

Free chords for Train Song by Tom Waits. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

Capo First Fret
Interlude:  Am F - C - C F - C - F F7 - D F - D F - G7

Train Song Chords by Tom Waits

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