Tom Waits - Train Song

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

interlude : Am F – C – C F – C – F F7 – D F – D F – G7

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