Robyn Hitchcock - Railway shoes Chords
Tempo:
121.65 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
E
C#m
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D]
[A]
[D]
[A]
[D]
[A] [E] Song.
[A] The [D]
[A]
[D] leaves on the table [A] are all turning grey.
[D] The first time she saw you [A] she hoped you were gay.
[D] It's hard to recover [A] when you're the [E] [A] disease.
[D] But I'm ready, I swear it, [B] I'm walking [A] around in [D] these railway shoes.
In my railway
[E] shoes.
[Em]
[D] The ghost of your father is [C#m] right by your [E] side.
[A]
[D] He's so close [A] to you [E] that [A] he's almost [E] inside.
[D] He's guiding your head and [E] he's guiding your limbs.
[D] But he [A] isn't you [Bm] and you know you're [A] not him in [D] your railway shoes.
In your railway
[E] shoes.
Take the train, [A] take the other [E] train, Mr.
Standby.
[A]
[E] Take the train, take [A] the other [E] train, honey, and [F#m] [D] bye.
Madam, I've burned for you [A] night after [E] day.
[A] [D] I'm empty without you, [A] colder than [E] clay.
[A] [D] The wax on my body [C#m] is making me cold.
[A] But I'll [E] never be [Bm] able to go where [A] I'm told in [D] my railway shoes.
In my railway [E]
shoes.
In [D] my railway shoes.
In my railway [E] shoes.
Take the train, [A] take the other [E] train, honey, and stand by.
[A]
[E] Take the train, take the other train, Mr.
[F#m]
[D] Standby. Bye.
[E] [D]
Bye.
Bye.
Bye.
[A]
[D]
[A]
[D]
[A] [E] Song.
[A] The [D]
[A]
[D] leaves on the table [A] are all turning grey.
[D] The first time she saw you [A] she hoped you were gay.
[D] It's hard to recover [A] when you're the [E] [A] disease.
[D] But I'm ready, I swear it, [B] I'm walking [A] around in [D] these railway shoes.
In my railway
[E] shoes.
[Em]
[D] The ghost of your father is [C#m] right by your [E] side.
[A]
[D] He's so close [A] to you [E] that [A] he's almost [E] inside.
[D] He's guiding your head and [E] he's guiding your limbs.
[D] But he [A] isn't you [Bm] and you know you're [A] not him in [D] your railway shoes.
In your railway
[E] shoes.
Take the train, [A] take the other [E] train, Mr.
Standby.
[A]
[E] Take the train, take [A] the other [E] train, honey, and [F#m] [D] bye.
Madam, I've burned for you [A] night after [E] day.
[A] [D] I'm empty without you, [A] colder than [E] clay.
[A] [D] The wax on my body [C#m] is making me cold.
[A] But I'll [E] never be [Bm] able to go where [A] I'm told in [D] my railway shoes.
In my railway [E]
shoes.
In [D] my railway shoes.
In my railway [E] shoes.
Take the train, [A] take the other [E] train, honey, and stand by.
[A]
[E] Take the train, take the other train, Mr.
[F#m]
[D] Standby. Bye.
[E] [D]
Bye.
Bye.
Bye.
Key:
A
D
E
C#m
Bm
A
D
E
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [E] Song.
[A] The [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] leaves on the table [A] are all turning grey.
[D] The first time she saw you [A] she hoped you were gay. _
[D] It's hard to recover [A] when you're the [E] _ [A] disease.
[D] But I'm ready, I swear it, [B] I'm walking [A] around in [D] these _ _ railway _ _ _ shoes.
In my _ railway _ _
[E] _ shoes.
_ _ [Em]
[D] The ghost of your father is [C#m] right by your [E] side.
[A]
[D] He's so close [A] to you [E] that [A] he's almost [E] inside.
[D] He's guiding your head and [E] he's guiding your limbs.
[D] But he [A] isn't you [Bm] and you know you're [A] not him in [D] your _ _ railway _ _ _ _ shoes.
In your _ _ railway _
[E] _ shoes.
_ Take the train, _ [A] take the other [E] train, Mr. _
_ _ Standby.
_ [A] _
_ _ _ [E] _ Take the train, _ _ take [A] the other [E] train, honey, and [F#m] _ [D] bye. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Madam, I've burned for you [A] night after [E] day.
[A] [D] I'm empty without you, [A] colder than [E] clay.
[A] [D] The wax on my body [C#m] is making me cold.
[A] But I'll [E] never be [Bm] able to go where [A] I'm told in [D] my _ _ railway _ _ _ _ shoes.
In my _ _ railway _ [E] _ _
shoes.
In [D] my _ _ railway _ shoes.
_ _ In my _ railway _ [E] shoes. _
_ _ Take the train, _ [A] _ take the other [E] train, honey, and stand by.
_ [A] _ _ _
[E] _ Take the train, _ _ _ take the other train, Mr.
_ _ [F#m] _ _
[D] Standby. _ _ _ _ _ Bye.
_ [E] _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Bye.
_ _ _ Bye. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
Bye. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [E] Song.
[A] The [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] leaves on the table [A] are all turning grey.
[D] The first time she saw you [A] she hoped you were gay. _
[D] It's hard to recover [A] when you're the [E] _ [A] disease.
[D] But I'm ready, I swear it, [B] I'm walking [A] around in [D] these _ _ railway _ _ _ shoes.
In my _ railway _ _
[E] _ shoes.
_ _ [Em]
[D] The ghost of your father is [C#m] right by your [E] side.
[A]
[D] He's so close [A] to you [E] that [A] he's almost [E] inside.
[D] He's guiding your head and [E] he's guiding your limbs.
[D] But he [A] isn't you [Bm] and you know you're [A] not him in [D] your _ _ railway _ _ _ _ shoes.
In your _ _ railway _
[E] _ shoes.
_ Take the train, _ [A] take the other [E] train, Mr. _
_ _ Standby.
_ [A] _
_ _ _ [E] _ Take the train, _ _ take [A] the other [E] train, honey, and [F#m] _ [D] bye. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Madam, I've burned for you [A] night after [E] day.
[A] [D] I'm empty without you, [A] colder than [E] clay.
[A] [D] The wax on my body [C#m] is making me cold.
[A] But I'll [E] never be [Bm] able to go where [A] I'm told in [D] my _ _ railway _ _ _ _ shoes.
In my _ _ railway _ [E] _ _
shoes.
In [D] my _ _ railway _ shoes.
_ _ In my _ railway _ [E] shoes. _
_ _ Take the train, _ [A] _ take the other [E] train, honey, and stand by.
_ [A] _ _ _
[E] _ Take the train, _ _ _ take the other train, Mr.
_ _ [F#m] _ _
[D] Standby. _ _ _ _ _ Bye.
_ [E] _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Bye.
_ _ _ Bye. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
Bye. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _