Downtown Train Chords by Tom Waits
Tempo:
117.25 bpm
Chords used:
Ab
Eb
Bb
Fm
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bm] [Db]
Action.
Hey Jake, it's a full moon.
[N] Oh no, every time there's a full moon he
sings all night long.
[Ab] Teresa, close the window, he's a driving me crazy.
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[Ab] [Bb] [Eb]
[D] [Eb]
[Ab] [Eb]
[Ab] [Eb]
[Abm] I'm shining [Eb] like a new [Ab] dawn.
[Eb] Downtown trains are full [Ab] of all [Eb] those Brooklyn girls.
They [Ab] try so hard [Bb] to break out of their little worlds.
[Eb] I wave your [Ab] hand in [Eb] the sky of the crows.
They [Ab] have [Eb] nothing that will ever capture your heart.
[Ab] They're just thorns [Eb] without the roots.
[Ab] Be careful [Ebm] of them in [Ab] the dark.
[Eb] If I was the one, [Ab] you chose to be your [Bb] only one.
Oh, [Ab] can't you hear me?
[Bb]
Can't you hear me [Eb] now?
Last [Ab] night, [Eb] full of [Ab] downtown trains.
[Eb] Every [Ab] night, you're [Fm] [Eb]
alone in there.
I know you're [Ab] [Eb] home and I know it's late.
[Ab] I know your stairs [Eb] and your doorway.
I walk down [Ab] your street, [Eb] past your trees.
I [Ab] stand by the [Bb] light of the hallway.
[Ab] You watch a [Bb] massive fall.
[Ab] Oh baby, they all have [Bb] heart attacks.
[Ab] They stay at the carnival, [Bb] but they'll never win you [Eb] back.
I'll see [Ab] you tonight, [Eb] full of [Ab] downtown trains.
[Eb] Every night, [Ab] every night [Fm] is just the same.
[Bb] Oh [Eb] baby, I'll [Ab] see you tonight, [Eb] full of downtown [Ab] trains.
[Eb] Fall over [Ab] my head, before [Fm] I break.
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Oh baby, on [Eb] a downtown train.
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[Eb] I'll see you [Ab] tonight,
[Eb] on a downtown [Ab] train.
[Eb]
[G] Every [Ab] night, [Fm] every night is [Eb] just the same.
[Bbm] Oh [Eb] baby, I'll see [Ab] you tonight,
[Eb] on a downtown [Ab] train.
[Eb]
Fall over my [Ab] feet, before I [Fm] break.
[Bb] [Eb]
On a downtown train.
Downtown train.
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Action.
Hey Jake, it's a full moon.
[N] Oh no, every time there's a full moon he
sings all night long.
[Ab] Teresa, close the window, he's a driving me crazy.
[Eb]
[Ab] [Bb] [Eb]
[D] [Eb]
[Ab] [Eb]
[Ab] [Eb]
[Abm] I'm shining [Eb] like a new [Ab] dawn.
[Eb] Downtown trains are full [Ab] of all [Eb] those Brooklyn girls.
They [Ab] try so hard [Bb] to break out of their little worlds.
[Eb] I wave your [Ab] hand in [Eb] the sky of the crows.
They [Ab] have [Eb] nothing that will ever capture your heart.
[Ab] They're just thorns [Eb] without the roots.
[Ab] Be careful [Ebm] of them in [Ab] the dark.
[Eb] If I was the one, [Ab] you chose to be your [Bb] only one.
Oh, [Ab] can't you hear me?
[Bb]
Can't you hear me [Eb] now?
Last [Ab] night, [Eb] full of [Ab] downtown trains.
[Eb] Every [Ab] night, you're [Fm] [Eb]
alone in there.
I know you're [Ab] [Eb] home and I know it's late.
[Ab] I know your stairs [Eb] and your doorway.
I walk down [Ab] your street, [Eb] past your trees.
I [Ab] stand by the [Bb] light of the hallway.
[Ab] You watch a [Bb] massive fall.
[Ab] Oh baby, they all have [Bb] heart attacks.
[Ab] They stay at the carnival, [Bb] but they'll never win you [Eb] back.
I'll see [Ab] you tonight, [Eb] full of [Ab] downtown trains.
[Eb] Every night, [Ab] every night [Fm] is just the same.
[Bb] Oh [Eb] baby, I'll [Ab] see you tonight, [Eb] full of downtown [Ab] trains.
[Eb] Fall over [Ab] my head, before [Fm] I break.
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Oh baby, on [Eb] a downtown train.
[Ab]
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[Bb] [Eb] [Ab]
[Bb]
[Eb] I'll see you [Ab] tonight,
[Eb] on a downtown [Ab] train.
[Eb]
[G] Every [Ab] night, [Fm] every night is [Eb] just the same.
[Bbm] Oh [Eb] baby, I'll see [Ab] you tonight,
[Eb] on a downtown [Ab] train.
[Eb]
Fall over my [Ab] feet, before I [Fm] break.
[Bb] [Eb]
On a downtown train.
Downtown train.
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Key:
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_ _ Action.
Hey Jake, it's a full moon.
_ [N] Oh no, _ every time there's a full moon he
sings all night long.
_ [Ab] Teresa, close the window, he's a driving me crazy. _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ [Abm] I'm shining [Eb] like a new _ [Ab] dawn.
_ [Eb] Downtown trains are full [Ab] _ of all [Eb] those Brooklyn girls.
They [Ab] try so hard [Bb] to break out of their little worlds.
[Eb] _ I wave your [Ab] hand in [Eb] the sky of the crows.
They [Ab] have [Eb] nothing that will ever capture your heart.
_ [Ab] They're just thorns [Eb] without the roots.
_ [Ab] Be careful [Ebm] of them in [Ab] the dark.
_ [Eb] If I was the one, _ [Ab] you chose to be your [Bb] only one.
Oh, [Ab] _ can't you hear me?
[Bb] _
Can't you hear me [Eb] now?
_ Last [Ab] night, _ _ [Eb] _ _ full of [Ab] downtown trains.
_ [Eb] _ _ _ Every [Ab] night, _ _ you're [Fm] _ _ [Eb] _
_ alone in there.
I know you're [Ab] [Eb] home and I know it's late.
_ [Ab] I know your stairs [Eb] and your doorway.
_ I walk down [Ab] your street, [Eb] past your trees.
_ I [Ab] stand by the [Bb] light of the hallway.
[Ab] _ You watch a [Bb] massive fall.
_ [Ab] Oh baby, they all have [Bb] heart attacks.
_ [Ab] They stay at the carnival, [Bb] but they'll never win you [Eb] back.
I'll see [Ab] you tonight, _ _ _ [Eb] full of [Ab] downtown trains.
_ _ [Eb] _ _ Every night, [Ab] every night [Fm] is just the same. _
[Bb] _ Oh [Eb] baby, _ I'll [Ab] see you tonight, _ [Eb] _ full of downtown [Ab] trains.
_ [Eb] _ Fall over [Ab] my head, before [Fm] I break.
_ [Bbm] _
Oh baby, on [Eb] a downtown train. _
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_ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ I'll see you [Ab] tonight, _ _
[Eb] _ on a downtown [Ab] train.
_ [Eb] _
_ _ [G] Every [Ab] night, _ [Fm] every night is [Eb] just the same.
[Bbm] Oh [Eb] baby, _ I'll see [Ab] you tonight, _ _ _
[Eb] on a downtown [Ab] train.
_ [Eb] _
_ Fall over my [Ab] feet, before I [Fm] break.
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_ _ _ _ On a downtown train.
_ _ _ _ Downtown train.
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_ _ Action.
Hey Jake, it's a full moon.
_ [N] Oh no, _ every time there's a full moon he
sings all night long.
_ [Ab] Teresa, close the window, he's a driving me crazy. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ [Abm] I'm shining [Eb] like a new _ [Ab] dawn.
_ [Eb] Downtown trains are full [Ab] _ of all [Eb] those Brooklyn girls.
They [Ab] try so hard [Bb] to break out of their little worlds.
[Eb] _ I wave your [Ab] hand in [Eb] the sky of the crows.
They [Ab] have [Eb] nothing that will ever capture your heart.
_ [Ab] They're just thorns [Eb] without the roots.
_ [Ab] Be careful [Ebm] of them in [Ab] the dark.
_ [Eb] If I was the one, _ [Ab] you chose to be your [Bb] only one.
Oh, [Ab] _ can't you hear me?
[Bb] _
Can't you hear me [Eb] now?
_ Last [Ab] night, _ _ [Eb] _ _ full of [Ab] downtown trains.
_ [Eb] _ _ _ Every [Ab] night, _ _ you're [Fm] _ _ [Eb] _
_ alone in there.
I know you're [Ab] [Eb] home and I know it's late.
_ [Ab] I know your stairs [Eb] and your doorway.
_ I walk down [Ab] your street, [Eb] past your trees.
_ I [Ab] stand by the [Bb] light of the hallway.
[Ab] _ You watch a [Bb] massive fall.
_ [Ab] Oh baby, they all have [Bb] heart attacks.
_ [Ab] They stay at the carnival, [Bb] but they'll never win you [Eb] back.
I'll see [Ab] you tonight, _ _ _ [Eb] full of [Ab] downtown trains.
_ _ [Eb] _ _ Every night, [Ab] every night [Fm] is just the same. _
[Bb] _ Oh [Eb] baby, _ I'll [Ab] see you tonight, _ [Eb] _ full of downtown [Ab] trains.
_ [Eb] _ Fall over [Ab] my head, before [Fm] I break.
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Oh baby, on [Eb] a downtown train. _
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[Eb] _ I'll see you [Ab] tonight, _ _
[Eb] _ on a downtown [Ab] train.
_ [Eb] _
_ _ [G] Every [Ab] night, _ [Fm] every night is [Eb] just the same.
[Bbm] Oh [Eb] baby, _ I'll see [Ab] you tonight, _ _ _
[Eb] on a downtown [Ab] train.
_ [Eb] _
_ Fall over my [Ab] feet, before I [Fm] break.
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ On a downtown train.
_ _ _ _ Downtown train.
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