Main riff (intro) e|--5-5-5-5-5-5-------5-5-5-----5|--5-5-5-5-5-5-------5-5-5-----5| B|--8-8-8-8-5-5h6-----6-6-6-----8|--8-8-8-8-5-5-------5-5-5-----8| G|7---7-5-7-5-5-------5-5-5------|7---7-5-7-5-5-------5-5-5------| D|5---------5-5h7-----7-7-7------|5---------5-5h7-----7-7-7------| A|------------5h8-----8-8-8------|------------5h7-----7-7-7------| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| |x x x x |x x x x | When joining to the other riffs, there are a few different strums in the second bar - e|--5-5-5-5-5-5-------5-5-5-----5|--5-5-5-5-5-5-------5-5-5-5----| B|--8-8-8-8-5-5h6-----6-6-6-----8|--8-8-8-8-5-5-------5-5-5-5-5--| G|7---7-5-7-5-5-------5-5-5------|7---7-5-7-5-5-------5-5-5-5-5-5| D|5---------5-5h7-----7-7-7------|5---------5-5h7-----7-7-7---7-7| A|------------5h8-----8-8-8------|------------5h7-----7-7-7-----7| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| |x x x x |x x x x | ============================================================================================== Pre-Chorus ("The hiss of the train at the railway head") e|5-------5-----5-5-5-----5-----5|5-5-----5-----5-5-5-----5-----5| B|6-------6-----6-5-7-----7-----7|5-6-----6-----6-5-5-----5-----8| G|5-------5-----5-5-5-----5-----5|5-5-----5-----5-5-5-----5------| D|7-------7-----7-7-7-----7-----7|7-7-----7-----7-x-2-----2------| A|8-------8-----8-5-5-----5-----5|5-5-----5-----5-x-2-----2------| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| |x x x x |x x x x | ============================================================================================== Chorus e|5-------5-----5-5-5-----5---5-5|-------------------------------| B|7-------7-----7-5-6-----6---6-6|6-------6-----6-5-5-----5---5-5| G|7-------7-----7-5-7-----7---7-7|5-------5-----5-5-5-----5---5-5| D|7-------7-----7-7-7-----7---7-7|7-------7-----7-7-7-----7---7-7| A|5-------5-----5-5-5-----5---5-5|8-------8-----8-x-8-----8---8-8| E|-------------------------------|----------------x-8-----8---8-8| |x x x x |x x x x | e|7-------7-----7-5-5-----5---5-5|-----------------------------(8)| B|8-------8-----8-5-7-----7---7-7|6-----6-6-5-5----------(5)---(5)| A|7-------7-----7-7-7-----7---7-7|5-----5-5-5-5----------(5)------| D|5-------5-----5-5-7-----7---7-7|7-----7-7-7-7----------(7)------| A|------------------5-----5---5-5|8-----8-8-8-8----------(8)------| E|-------------------------------|----------8-8----------(8)------| |x x x x |x x x x | *leave out the chords in brackets when you're repeating the Chorus. ============================================================================================== |------------ | MAIN RIFF (Verse) |------------ Train set and match spied under the blind Shiny and contoured the railway winds And I've heard the sound from my cousin's bed |------------ | PRE-Chorus |------------ The hiss of the train at the railway head |------------ |------------ | Chorus |------------ Always the summers are slipping away Find me a way for making it stay |------------ |------------ | MAIN RIFF (Verse) |------------ A 60 ton angel falls to the earth A pile of old metal, a radiant blur |------------ | PRE-Chorus |------------ Scars in the country, the summer and her |------------ |------------ | Chorus |------------ When I hear the engine pass I'm kissing you wide The hissing subsides I'm in luck When the evening reaches here You're tying me up I'm dying of love It's OK

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