transpose – 4 steps with buttons on the left for original key , ( or leave like this
to sing with baritones! ) . ask if you want chord fingering help .

intro : ( F#m E/F# Bm/F# F#m ) x2 ( A – B ) x5

A – B A – B A – B A – B
well i bumped inside the magic man , and he laid some tricks on me
A – B A E – A E – A E – A A – B
he said , “you do need help my friend” , i whispered , “obviously”
A – B A – B A – B A – B
he laid a spread of jacks and queens , and he bade me take my pick
A – B A E – A E – A E – A
but every face it had your face , i cried out , “i Am sick”

E – B/D# C#m B A B
sick of hauling your love around , want to run the train alone
E – B/D# C#m B A A – B – C#m – F#m
but the engine tracks straight through your heart , and weighs me like a stone

F#m E/F# Bm/F#
oh , it’s a hard load to love you , it takes up , all my time , having you
F#m F#m E/F# Bm/F# F#m A – B
so familiar , like last life’s , nursery rhyme
A – B A – B A – B A – B
so i gave away the pictures , and your golden ring
A – B A E – A E – A E – A A – B
and the phone calls that you sent me , and the silver birds , that sing
A – B A – B A – B A – B
then the man he told me something , that really brought me down
A – B A E – A E – A E – A
your things were thrown away , it’s true , but you , were still in town

E – B/D# C#m B A B
sick of hauling your love around , wanna run the train alone
E – B/D# C#m B A A – B – C#m – F#m
but the engine tracks straight through your heart , and weighs me like a stone

F#m E/F# Bm/F#
oh , it’s a hard load to love you , it takes up , all my time , having you
F#m F#m E/F# Bm/F# F#m A – B
so familiar , like last life’s , nursery rhyme
A – B A – B A – B A – B
the magician let a message , it flashes when i hide
A – B A E – A
accept the chains of loving , accept or else remove yourself , from her side
E – A E – A A – B A – B A – B A – B A – B
and do without her love , and i lay back with a steel chain , i keep it by my side ,
A – B A E – A E – A E – A
i could mail , a letter to you but i still , have my pride

E – B/D# C#m B A B
sick of hauling your love around , wanna run the train alone
E – B/D# C#m B A
but the engine tracks straight through your heart , and weighs me like a stone
E – B/D# C#m B A B
three times i’ve sent you back from me , three times my bones gone dry
E – B/D# C#m B A A – B – C#m – F#m
and three times i’ve seen the shooting shark , lighting up the sky

F#m E/F#
oh , it’s a hard load to love you , babe , it takes my breath away
Bm/F# F#m
the fourth time round , is the last time round , there’s nothing else to say

out solo : ( F#m E/F# Bm/F# F#m ) repeat and fade