Runaway Train Chords by Soul Asylum

Tempo:
117 bpm
Chords used:

G

C

Am

Em

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Runaway Train chords
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[C] [D]
[C]
I saw you up in the middle of the night
[G] Like a fire flower down the [Am] line
You were there like a blowtorch [G] burning
I was the key that could ease a little [C] turning
So tired that I couldn't even [G] sleep
So many secrets I could [Am] keep
Promised myself I wouldn't
[G] weep
But one more promise I couldn't keep
[F] It seems no one [G] can help me now
[C] I'm in too deep, [Am] there's no way out
[F] This time I [Em] have really let [G] myself lose grip
[C] Runaway train never goes [Em] back
Long way on a one-way [Am] track
Seems like I should be getting [G] somewhere
Somehow I'm neither here nor there
Can
[C] you help me remember how to [G] smile?
Make it somehow all seem worthwhile
[Am] How on earth did I get so [G] jaded?
Life's mystery seems so [C] faded
I can go where no one else can go
[G] I [C] know what no one [G] else [Am] knows
Here I am just drowning in the rain
[G] With a ticket for a runaway train
[F] And everything seems [G] cut and dry
[C] Day and night, [Am] earth and sky
[F] Somehow [Em] I just don't [G] believe it
[C] Runaway train never going back
[Em] Long way on a one-way track
[Am] Seems like I should be getting [G] somewhere
Somehow I'm neither here nor [C] there
What
[Em] [G]
[Am]
[G]
[F] [G]
[C] [Am]
[F] [Em]
[G] [C]
a ticket for a runaway [G] train
Like a madman [Em] laughing at the rain
[Am] A little out of touch, a little [G] insane
It's just easier than dealing with the pain
[C] Runaway train never going back
[Em] Long way on a one-way [Am] track
Seems like I should be getting [G] somewhere
Somehow I'm neither here nor there
[C] Runaway train never coming [Em] back
Runaway train tearing up the [Am] track
Runaway train burning in my [G] face
A runaway but it always seems the [C] same
[Em]
[Am]
[G]
[C]
[Em]
[Am]
[G]
[C]
Key:  
G
2131
C
3211
Am
2311
Em
121
F
134211111
G
2131
C
3211
Am
2311
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To learn Soul Asylum - (2022 Remaster) Runaway Train chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: G, Am, G, C, Em, C, G, C and Am. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 58 BPM and then match the original tempo of 117 BPM. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: C Major.

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_ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I saw you up in the middle of the night
[G] Like a fire flower down the [Am] line
You were there like a blowtorch [G] burning
I was the key that could ease a little [C] turning
So tired that I couldn't even [G] sleep
So many secrets I could [Am] keep
Promised myself I wouldn't _
[G] weep
But one more promise I couldn't keep
[F] It seems no one [G] can help me now
[C] I'm in too deep, [Am] there's no way out
[F] This time I [Em] have really let [G] myself lose _ _ _ grip
[C] _ _ Runaway train never goes [Em] back
Long way on a one-way [Am] track
Seems like I should be getting _ [G] somewhere
_ Somehow I'm neither here nor there
_ Can _ _ _ _
[C] _ you help me remember how to [G] smile?
Make it somehow all seem worthwhile
[Am] _ How on earth did I get so [G] jaded?
_ Life's mystery seems so [C] faded
I can go where no one else can go
[G] I [C] know what no one [G] else [Am] knows
Here I am just drowning in the rain
[G] _ With a ticket for a runaway train
[F] And everything seems [G] cut and dry
[C] Day and night, [Am] earth and sky _
[F] Somehow _ _ [Em] I just don't [G] believe it _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ Runaway train never going back
[Em] _ Long way on a one-way track
[Am] _ Seems like I should be getting _ [G] somewhere
Somehow I'm neither here nor [C] there
_ What _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ a ticket for a runaway _ [G] train
Like a madman [Em] laughing at the rain
[Am] A little out of touch, a little [G] insane
It's just easier than dealing with the pain
[C] _ _ Runaway train never going back
[Em] _ Long way on a one-way [Am] track
Seems like I should be getting _ [G] somewhere
_ Somehow I'm neither here nor there
[C] _ _ Runaway train never coming [Em] back
_ Runaway train tearing up the [Am] track
_ Runaway train burning in my [G] face
A runaway but it always seems the [C] same _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song is part of Grave Dancers Union album.