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                           F
just move with the eye of the hurricane
D                             G C G   D
you’ll never get off this run away... train

[Verse 2]
 
Dm                      F
nobody cared when they piled on board
G                                  D
and the doors snapped shut and the engines roared
D
they pushed to the front
     F
some fell to the back
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 G   D
we’ll never get off this run away... train

[Verse 3]

Dm                         F
up in the diner everybody decked
G                               D
out in their finery they can’t see the wreck
                                   F
that's comin up ahead with their bellies full of wine
G                    D
it’s the last thing going through their minds
G                                    F
so proud of the engine proud of the speed
D
call for the porter give them everything they need
G
stare through the glass feel no pain
D                                G C G   D
don’t even know they’re on a run away... train
    G C G   D
Run away... train....

[Verse 4]

Dm                    F             Gm
long after midnight a pitiful few 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                                        F
don’t want to question , don’t want to complain
D                             G C G   D
rather keep ridin on this run away... train
    G C G   D
run away... train