Chris de Burgh - Spanish Train

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[ Dm ] there’s a spanish train that runs between [ A# ] quadelquidir and old seville
and at [ C ] dead of night the whistle blows and people [ A7 ] hear she’s running [ Dm ] still .
and then they [ Dm ] hush their children back to sleep , [ A# ] lock the doors upstairs they creep ,
for [ C ] it is said that the souls of the dead fill up the [ A7 ] train , ten thousand [ Dm ] deep .
well A [ Dm ] railway – man lay dying with his [ A# ] people [ C ] by his [ Dm ] side ,
his family were crying knelt in [ A# ] prayer before he [ A7 ] died .
but G# [ A# ] ove his bed just w [ C ] aiting for the dead was the D [ A7 ] evil with a twinkle in
his [ Dm ] eye .
well , [ A# ] god’s not around look w [ C ] hat i’ve found? this one’s [ Dm ] mine .
just then the lord himself appeared in A B [ A# ] linding F [ C ] lash of l [ Dm ] ight .
and shouted at the devil , get thee h [ A# ] ence to E [ A7 ] ndless night .
but the D [ A# ] evil just grinned and said i [ C ] may have sinned but there’s [ Am ] no need to
push me [ Dm ] around .
i [ A# ] got here first so you can [ C ] do your worst , he’s going under G [ Dm ] round .

well i [ Dm ] think i give you one more chance said the D [ A# ] evil [ C ] with A [ Dm ] smile ,
so t [ Dm ] hrow away that stupid lance . ’it’s r [ A# ] eally not your s [ A7 ] tyle’ .
j [ A# ] oker is the name , p [ C ] oker is the game , we’ll [ A7 ] play right here on this [ Dm ] bed .
and [ A# ] then we’ll bet for the B [ C ] iggest stakes yet – the souls of the D [ Dm ] ead .

and i said , l [ A# ] ook out l [ C ] ord he’s gonna [ Dm ] win ,
the [ A# ] sun is down and the [ C ] night’s riding [ Dm ] in .
that t [ A# ] rain is dead on t [ A7 ] ime , many s [ Dm ] ouls are on the l [ Gm ] ine ,
oh l [ A# ] ord , he’s G [ A7 ] onna [ Dm ] win .

now the [ Dm ] railway – man he cut the cards and he dealt [ A# ] each A [ C ] hand of [ Dm ] five .
and for the lord he was praying hard for that [ A# ] train he’d have to [ A7 ] drive ,
well , the D [ A# ] evil he had three [ C ] aces and a king
and the [ A7 ] lord he was running for A [ Dm ] straight he had
the [ A# ] queen and the knave the nine and [ C ] ten of spades all he needed was the [ Dm ] eight ,
and then the lord , he called for one more card but he [ A# ] drew t [ C ] he diamond [ Dm ] eight .
and the devil said to the son of god , ’i B [ A# ] elieve you’ve got it s [ A7 ] traight ,
so D [ A# ] eal me one for the time has [ C ] come to see who’ll be [ Am ] the king of this [ Dm ] place’ ,
but [ A# ] as he spoke from ben [ C ] eath his cloak he slipped ano [ Dm ] ther ace .
ten th [ Dm ] ousand souls was the opening bid , but it [ A# ] soon went [ C ] up to fifty – [ Dm ] nine ,
but th [ Dm ] E lord didn’t see what the devil did and [ A# ] he said , ’that suits me F [ A7 ] ine . ’
i’ll [ A# ] raise you high to [ C ] hundred – five and for [ A7 ] ever put an end to your [ Dm ] sins .
but [ A# ] the devil let out A [ C ] mighty shout ’my hand [ Dm ] wins’ .

and i said , l [ A# ] ord oh , l [ C ] ord you let him [ Dm ] win , the [ A# ] sun is down and the
[ C ] night’s riding [ Dm ] in .
the t [ A# ] rain is dead on t [ A7 ] ime , many s [ Dm ] ouls are on the l [ Gm ] ine , oh l [ A# ] ord ,
D [ A7 ] on’t let him [ Dm ] win .

[ Dm ] well that spanish train still runs between [ A# ] quadelquidir and old seville
and at [ C ] dead of night the whistle blows and people [ A7 ] fear she’s running [ Dm ] still .
and far away in [ Dm ] some recess the [ A# ] lord and the devil are now playing chess .
the [ C ] devil still cheats and wins more souls and as for the [ A7 ] lord well , he’s just
doing his [ Dm ] best ,

and i said , l [ A# ] ord oh , l [ C ] ord you’ve gotta [ Dm ] win . the [ A# ] sun is down and the
[ C ] night’s riding [ Dm ] in .
the t [ A# ] rain is still on t [ A7 ] ime , oh my s [ Dm ] oul is on the l [ Gm ] ine , oh l [ A# ] ord ,
y [ C ] ou’ve got to [ Dm ] win .