Train Song Chords by Tom Waits

Tempo:
96.2 bpm
Chords used:

C#

F#

D#

A#m

B

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Tom Waits - Train Song chords
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[F#] [C#] [F] [A#m]
[D#] [G#]
[C#]
I [F#] broke [C#] down in East St.
Louis,
[F#] [B] Kansas [F#] City line,
[C#] drunk [F#] up [C#] all of my [A#m] money [D#] that I borrowed [B] every time.
[F#] And [C#] I fell down [F#] at the [C#] derby,
[F#] the [B] night as [F#] black as a crow.
[C#] It was a train that [F#] took me [C#] away from [A#m] here, [D#] but a train [C#] can't bring me home.
What made [F#] my [C#] dreams so hollow?
[F#] [B] Standing at [F#] the depot, [C#] [F#] a street full [C#] of swallows [A#m] that [D#] could never ring a [B] bell.
[F#] And [C#] I've come ten thousand miles [F#] away, [C#] [F#] not one [B] thing to [F#] show.
[C#] It was a train that [F#] took me [C#] away [A#m] from here, [D#] but a train [C#] can't bring me home.
[F#] [C#]
[F#] [C#]
[D#m] [C#m] [Cm] [A#m]
[D#] [G#] [D#]
[C#] I remember [F#] when I [C#] left [F#] without bothering [B] to pay.
[F#] [C#]
Don't you know I was [F#] left [C#] [A#m] just a [D#]
clothesline [B] on my [G#m] back.
And [C#] I'm so sorry for what [F#] I've [C#] done, and [F#] I'm out here on [B] my [F#] own.
[C#] It was a train [F#] that took [C#] me away [A#m] from here, [D#] but a train [G#] can't bring [C#] me home.
It was a train [F#] that took me [C#] away from [A#m]
here, [D#] but a train [C#] can't bring me [G#]
[C#] home.
[F#] [C#] [F#] [C#]
[F] [A#m] [D#]
[G#] [C#] [F#]
[C#]
Key:  
C#
12341114
F#
134211112
D#
12341116
A#m
13421111
B
12341112
C#
12341114
F#
134211112
D#
12341116
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To learn Tom Waits - Train Song chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: B, F#, C# and F#. A strategic approach would be to train at 48 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 96. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: F# Major.

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[F#] _ _ [C#] _ _ [F] _ _ _ [A#m] _
_ _ [D#] _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I [F#] broke [C#] down in East St.
Louis, _
[F#] _ _ [B] Kansas [F#] City line, _ _
[C#] _ drunk [F#] up [C#] all of my [A#m] money [D#] that I borrowed _ [B] every time.
[F#] And [C#] I fell down [F#] at the [C#] derby, _
_ [F#] the [B] night as [F#] black as a crow. _
[C#] It was a train that [F#] took me [C#] away from [A#m] here, [D#] but a train [C#] can't bring me home.
_ _ _ _ _ What made [F#] my [C#] dreams so hollow?
_ _ [F#] _ [B] Standing at [F#] the depot, _ [C#] _ _ [F#] a street full [C#] of swallows [A#m] _ that [D#] could never ring a [B] bell.
[F#] And [C#] I've come ten thousand miles [F#] away, [C#] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ not one [B] thing to [F#] show.
_ [C#] It was a train that [F#] took me [C#] away [A#m] from here, [D#] but a train [C#] can't bring me home. _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
[D#m] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [A#m] _ _
_ [D#] _ _ _ [G#] _ [D#] _ _ _
[C#] I remember [F#] when I [C#] left _ [F#] without bothering [B] to pay.
[F#] _ _ _ [C#]
Don't you know I was [F#] left [C#] _ [A#m] _ just a [D#] _
clothesline [B] on my [G#m] back.
And [C#] I'm so sorry for what [F#] I've [C#] done, _ and [F#] I'm out here on [B] my [F#] own.
_ [C#] It was a train [F#] that took [C#] me away [A#m] from here, [D#] but a train [G#] can't bring [C#] me home. _ _
It was a train [F#] that took me [C#] away from [A#m]
here, [D#] but a train [C#] can't bring me [G#] _
_ _ [C#] home.
_ [F#] _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [C#] _ _
[F] _ _ _ [A#m] _ _ _ [D#] _ _
_ [G#] _ _ _ [C#] _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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