Fast Train Chords by Bobby Parker

Tempo:
117.55 bpm
Chords used:

C#

F#

G#

D#m

B

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Bobby Parker - Fast Train chords
Start Jamming...
[C#] [F#]
[C#m] [A#] [C#] [G#]
[A#m] [C#]
[C#m] [F#]
[D] I'm [C#] taking a fast train, baby, but I don't know where I want to [C#m] go.
Well, [F#] I'm moving on away from [D#] here.
[C#] This town ain't gonna see me no more.
[G#m] I'm [C#] gonna leave here running, [D#m] cause walking [C#] is much too slow.
[B]
[C#] When I leave here running, I'll have my tickets in my hand.
[G#] [F#] You [C#] lost yourself a real good man.
[G#] I'm gonna leave all these [F#] troubles, I just have to do the [C#] best I can.
[B] Yes, around, [C#] I hear the train whistle blowing, calling Bobby, come on.
[C#m] I'm gonna leave here running, [G#] [F#] I'm [D#m]
[C#] gonna leave here running, I'm gonna leave here running.
[G#] It ain't no need to cry, [D#m] baby, you broke [C#] a lot of happy hearts.
[B]
I'm [C#] gonna catch a rabbit.
[G#] [F#]
[D#]
[G#]
[A#] [D#] [D#m]
[G#] [B]
I'm [C#] taking a fast train, but I don't know where I want to go.
[F#] Any way the wind [C#m] blows,
[C#] I'll go.
[G#] I'm gonna leave here running, [D#m] cause walking is [C#] much too slow.
[B]
[C#] I'm gonna get on this train, people, and I ain't coming back.
[F#] I'm gonna keep on looking [A#] down that lonesome [C#] railroad track.
[G#] I'm gonna ride, ride, ride, [D#m] ride, ride, that's [C#] a natural fact.
[B]
[C#]
[F#]
[G#]
[C#]
[G#] [B]
I [C#] might end up in Chicago or Washington, D.C.
I might go to New Orleans or Cincinnati, [F#] I don't care where [D#m] I go.
[C#] I might go to [G#] California, I might go to [F#] North Carolina, or I might just wind up in Florida.
[B]
[C#] Just as long [B] as I'm [F#] moving, baby.
[D#m] [C#] [C#m] [G#]
[D#m]
[F#] [A#m] [B]
[C#] [A#]
[C#]
[F#] [D#m]
[G#]
Key:  
C#
12341114
F#
134211112
G#
134211114
D#m
13421116
B
12341112
C#
12341114
F#
134211112
G#
134211114
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To learn Bobby Parker - Fast Train chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - C#, C#m, C#, F#, B, C#, B and C#m of chords. Kick off your practice at a gentle 58 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 117 BPM. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: F# Major.

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_ _ [C#] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ [A#] _ [C#] _ _ _ _ [G#] _
_ _ [A#m] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
[D] I'm [C#] taking a fast train, baby, but I don't know where I want to [C#m] go.
Well, _ [F#] I'm moving on away from [D#] here.
_ _ [C#] _ This town ain't gonna see me no more.
[G#m] I'm [C#] gonna leave here running, [D#m] cause walking [C#] is much too slow.
_ _ [B] _ _
_ [C#] When I leave here running, _ I'll have my tickets in my hand. _ _
[G#] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ You [C#] lost yourself a real good man. _
[G#] _ I'm gonna leave all these [F#] troubles, I just have to do the [C#] best I can.
[B] Yes, around, [C#] I hear the train whistle blowing, calling Bobby, come on.
_ [C#m] _ I'm gonna leave here running, [G#] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ I'm [D#m] _
_ _ [C#] gonna _ _ _ leave here running, I'm gonna leave here running.
[G#] It ain't no need to cry, [D#m] baby, you broke [C#] a lot of happy hearts.
[B] _ _
I'm [C#] _ gonna catch a rabbit. _ _
[G#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D#] _
_ [G#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A#] _ _ [D#] _ _ _ [D#m] _ _
_ _ _ [G#] _ _ _ [B] _ _
I'm [C#] taking a fast train, but I don't know where I want to go. _
_ _ [F#] Any way the wind [C#m] blows, _
_ _ [C#] I'll go. _ _ _
[G#] _ I'm gonna leave here running, [D#m] cause walking is [C#] much too slow.
_ [B] _ _
_ _ [C#] I'm gonna get on this train, people, and I ain't coming back. _ _ _
_ [F#] I'm gonna keep on looking _ [A#] down that lonesome [C#] railroad track. _ _ _
[G#] _ I'm gonna ride, ride, ride, [D#m] ride, ride, that's [C#] a natural fact.
[B] _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
[G#] _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
I [C#] might end up in Chicago or Washington, D.C.
I might go to New Orleans or Cincinnati, _ [F#] I don't care where [D#m] I go.
[C#] _ _ I might go to [G#] California, _ _ _ I might go to [F#] North Carolina, or I might just wind up in Florida.
[B] _ _
_ _ [C#] Just _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ as long [B] as I'm [F#] moving, baby.
[D#m] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ [G#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D#m] _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [A#m] _ _ [B] _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ [A#] _
_ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D#m] _
_ [G#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song finds its place within the Bent Out Of Shape album.