: "Runaway Train"
Artist: "Soul Asylum"
[C]Call you up in the middle of the night
[Em/B]Like a fire without a light
[Am]You were like a blow torch burning
[G]I was a key that could use a little turning
[C]So tired that I couldn't even sleep
[Em/B]So many secrets I couldn't keep
[Am]Promised myself I wouldn't weep
[G]One more promise I couldn't keep
It seems[F] no one can help[G] me now
I'm in[C] too deep
There's no[Am] way out
This[F] time I have real[Em]ly led myself[G] astray
[C]Runaway train never going back
[Em/B]Wrong way on a one way track
[Am]Seems like I should be getting somewhere
[G]Somehow I'm neither here nor there
[C]Can you help me remember how to smile
[Em/B]Make it all somehow seem worthwhile
[Am]How on earth did I get so jaded?
[G]Life's mystery seems so faded
[C]I can go where no one else can go
[Em/B]I know what no one else knows
[Am]Here I am just drownin' in the rain
[G]With a ticket for a runaway train
Eve[F]rything is cut [G]and dry
Day [C]and night earth[Am] and sky
Some[F]how I [Em]just dont believe[G] it
[C]Runaway train never going back
[Em/B]Wrong way on a one way track
[Am]Seems like I should be getting somewhere
[G]Somehow I'm neither here nor there
-interlude-
[C]Bought a ticket for a runaway train
[Em/B]Like a madman laughing at the rain
[Am]A little out of touch a little insane
[G]Its just easier than dealing with the pain
[C]Runaway train never going back
(Runaway train)
[Em/B]Wrong way on a one way track
[Am]Seems like I should be getting somewhere
[G]Somehow I'm neither here nor there
[Em/B]Runaway train never coming back
(Runaway train)
[Am]Runaway train tearing up the track
(Runaway train)
[Am]Runaway train burning in my veins
(Runaway train)
[G]Runaway but it always seems the same.
# Chord Formations
# C x32010
# Em/B x22000
# Am x02210
# G 320033
# F 133211
# Em 022000
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In the following transcription, the tabulature refers to guitar 1, which is
actually two guitars arranged for one.
Guitar 2 is shown as chords above the tab.(Both guitars are acoustic)
The chorus tabulature is played by a third guitar, an electric
The chord fingerings are as follows:
C x-3-2-0-1-0
Em/B x-2-2-0-0-0
Am x-0-2-2-1-0
G 3-2-0-0-3-3
F 1-3-3-2-1-1
Em 0-2-2-0-0-0
Intro: C
e|----------|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------0-----|
B|----------|----5---5---5---|----3---3---3---|----1---1-------|----1-----1---|
G|----------|----------------|----------------|----------------|------0-----0-|
D|--------3-|5-----5---5---5-|5\3---3---3---3-|2-----2---2-3---|2-------------|
A|----------|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------|
E|----------|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------|
Verse 1:(Rhy.Fig.1)
C Em/B
Call you up in the middle of the night Like a firefly with-
e|--------------------|---------------------|--------------------------|
B|------1-----1-----1-|(1)----------1-------|------1-----1-------------|
G|--------------0-----|-------0-------0---0-|----------------0---------|
D|----------------2---|-----2---2-------2---|------------------------2-|
A|3-------------------|---------------------|2-------------------2-----|
E|--------------------|---------------------|--------------------------|
Am
-out a light__ you were there like a blow - torch burn - ing
e|--------------------|--------------------|---------------------------|
B|--------------------|------1-----1-----0-|(0)---1--------------------|
G|(2)-----------------|--------------2-----|----------2----------------|
D|--------2-----------|----------------2---|-------------2---0h2---2p0-|
A|----2-------2---0---|0-------------------|---------------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|---------------------------|
G C
I was a key that could use a little turning So tired that I
e|------3---3-----5-|(5)---5---3-------|-------------------10-|
B|------------3-----|------------3-----|-------8----8---------|
G|0-------0-----0---|----0---0---------|--------------0-------|
D|------------------|--------------0---|10-------10-----10----|
A|------------------|------------------|----------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|----------------------|
Em/B
couldn't even sleep So many secrets I couldn't keep_
e|(10)-----------------|--------------10-|(10)-----10---10-------|
B|--------8------------|----8---8--------|-----------------------|
G|------------9--------|----------0------|-------------------9---|
D|-----10---------10---|9-----9-----9----|-----9-----------------|
A|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------------|
E|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------------|
Am G
Promised myself I wouldn't weep One more promise
e|----8---8------10-|(10)---10-----10---8-----|----3-----3-----5-|
B|----------10------|-------------------------|--3---------3-----|
G|-------------9----|-----9-------------------|0-------------0---|
D|------------------|-------------------------|------------------|
A|------------------|-------------------------|------------------|
E|------------------|-------------------------|------------------|
F G C
I couldn't keep It seems noone can help me now I'm in too deep There's no
e|(5)---5---5-3-----|----------------|----3-3-----------|----3---3-------|
B|--------------3---|----1-1---------|--3-------3-------|------1---------|
G|----0-------------|----2-2-0h2-----|0-------------0---|0---------0-----|
D|------------------|3-----------3---|------------------|------------0---|
A|------------------|----------------|------------------|----------------|
E|------------------|----------------|------------------|----------------|
Am F Em G
way out_ This time I have really led myself astray
e|----7---7-5-----|----5---6p5-----|3-----3-------|----3---3-----5-|
B|------------5---|------------6---|--5-----5-----|----------3-----|
G|--------------5-|5-------------5-|----------4---|------0-----0---|
D|7---------------|----------------|--------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|--------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|--------------|----------------|
(end Rhy.Fig.1)
e|(5)---5---5-3-----|
B|------------------|
G|----0---0-------0-|
D|------------------|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|
Chorus:(Rhy.Fig.2)
C Em/B
Runaway train never going back Wrong way on a one way track
e|0---------------|(0)---------------|0---------------|(0)------------|
B|1---------------|(1)---------------|0---------------|(0)------------|
G|0---------------|(0)---------------|0---------------|(0)------------|
D|2---------------|(2)---------------|2---------------|(2)------------|
A|3---------------|(3)---------------|2---------------|(2)------------|
E|----------------|------------------|----------------|---------------|
Am G
Seems like I should be getting somewhere Somehow I'm neither
e|0-----------------------|(0)----------------|3---------------------|
B|1-----------------------|(1)----------------|3---------------------|
G|2-----------------------|(2)----------------|0---------------------|
D|2-----------------------|(2)----------------|0---------------------|
A|0-----------------------|(0)----------------|2---------------------|
E|------------------------|-------------------|3---------------------|
(end Rhy
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