Runaway Train
Eliza Gilkyson
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Dm F everyone knew she was gonna be fastG D everyone said they could build her to lastF 10,000 tons of hurtlin steelG D screamin round the curves nobody at the wheelG F everyone said don’t pay it any mindD there’s a pot of gold waitin at the end of the lineG just move with the eye of theF hurricaneD you’ll never get off this runG C G D away... train [Verse 2]Dm F nobody cared when they piled on boardG and the doors snapped shut and theD engines roaredD they pushed to the frontF some fell to the backContinues after the adG D buyin and sellin every inch of the trackG deep in the engines fire in the holeD dark skinned workers shovelin coalG F all singin their sad refrainD G C we’ll never get off this runG D away... train [Verse 3]Dm F up in the diner everybody deckedG D out in their finery they can’t see the wreck that's comin up ahead with theirF bellies full of wineG D it’s the last thing going through their mindsG so proud of the engine proud ofF the speedD call for the porter give them everything they needG stare through the glass feel no painD don’t even know they’re on a runG C G D away... trainG C G D Run away... train.... [Verse 4]Dm F long after midnight a pitiful fewGm sound the alarmDm don’t know what else to doD F bangin on the doors of the cabin and crewG D hey we gotta slow down or we won’t make it throughG F sleepy riders don’t want to wakeDm D or suffer the shock when they put on the brakeG don’t want to question , don’tF want to complainD rather keep ridin on this runG C G D away... trainG C G D run away... train