DOWNTOWN TRAIN (by Tom Waits; recorded by Mary-Chapin Carpenter)
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[Each chord is half a measure.]
[Try using C(9) instead of C sometimes, and Dsus instead of D; I`m
not sure _exactly_ which chords are used.]
G G C D G G C D G G C D G G C D
[intro]
G G C D G G
Outside another yellow moon
C D
Has punched a hole in the nighttime
G G C D G G
I climb through the window and down to the street
C D
I`m shining like a new dime
C C D D
The downtown trains are full
C C D D
With all those Brooklyn girls
Em Em D/F D/F
They try so hard to break out of their little world
You wave your hand and they scatter like crows
They have nothing that will ever capture your heart
They`re just thorns without the rose
Oh, be careful of them in the dark
And if I was the one
You chose to be your only one
Oh baby now, can`t you hear me now
G G C C G G C C
Will I see you tonight on a downtown train
G G C C Am Am D D (G...)
Where every night is just the same; You leave me lonely now
(Now) I know your window and I know it`s late
I know your stairs and your doorway
I walk down your street and past your gate
I stand by the light at the fourway
You watch them as they fall
Ooh, and they all have heart attacks
They stay at the carnival, but they`ll never win you back
Will I see you tonight on a downtown train
Where every night, every night is just the same; you leave me lonely
Will I see you tonight on a downtown train
Where every night, every night is just the same, all upon a downtown
G D G D G D D D
train [instrumental]
G D G D G D D D D D
[instrumental]
Will I see you tonight on a downtown train
Where every night, every night is just the same, you leave me lonely
Will I see you tonight on a downtown train
Where all my dreams just fall like the rain, all upon a downtown train
[Fade on G G C D...]
- Adam Schneider, schneider@pobox.com
