Runaway Train

Eliza Gilkyson

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Dm F everyone knew she was gonna be fast
G D everyone said they could build her to last
F 10,000 tons of hurtlin steel
G D screamin round the curves nobody at the wheel
G F everyone said don’t pay it any mind
D there’s a pot of gold waitin at the end of the line
G just move with the eye of the
F hurricane
D you’ll never get off this run
G C G D away... train [Verse 2]
Dm F nobody cared when they piled on board
G and the doors snapped shut and the
D engines roared
D they pushed to the front
F some fell to the back
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G D buyin and sellin every inch of the track
G deep in the engines fire in the hole
D dark skinned workers shovelin coal
G F all singin their sad refrain
D G C we’ll never get off this run
G D away... train [Verse 3]
Dm F up in the diner everybody decked
G D out in their finery they can’t see the wreck that's comin up ahead with their
F bellies full of wine
G D it’s the last thing going through their minds
G so proud of the engine proud of
F the speed
D call for the porter give them everything they need
G stare through the glass feel no pain
D don’t even know they’re on a run
G C G D away... train
G C G D Run away... train.... [Verse 4]
Dm F long after midnight a pitiful few
Gm sound the alarm
Dm don’t know what else to do
D F bangin on the doors of the cabin and crew
G D hey we gotta slow down or we won’t make it through
G F sleepy riders don’t want to wake
Dm D or suffer the shock when they put on the brake
G don’t want to question , don’t
F want to complain
D rather keep ridin on this run
G C G D away... train
G C G D run away... train
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