Runaway Train Uke tab by Soul Asylum (Baritone Chords)

5 Chords used in the song: C, Em, Am, G, F

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Artist: 
Year:  1992
Difficulty: 
2.9
(Beginner)
Key: C, AmChords
Intro: [C C][C C]

1st Verse :
C C C C
Call you up in the middle of the night
Em Em Em Em
Like a firefly without a light
Am Am Am Am
You were there like a blowtorch burning
G G G G
I was a key that could use a little turning
C C C C
So tired that I couldn't even sleep
Em Em Em Em
So many secrets I couldn't keep
Am Am Am Am
Promised myself I wouldn't leave
G G G G
One more promise I couldn't keep

Pre-Chorus :
F F G G
It seems no one can help me now
C C Am Am
And I'm in too deep there's no way out
F F Em Em G G G G
This time I have really led myself astray


Chorus:
C C C C
Runaway train never going back
Em Em Em Em
Wrong way on a one way track
Am Am Am Am
Seems like I should be getting somewhere
G G G G G G Gx
Somehow I'm neither here nor there E|----3---5---3---0------|


2nd verse :
C C C C
Can you help me remember how to smile
Em Em Em Em
Make it somehow all seem worthwhile
Am Am Am Am
How on earth did I get so jaded
G G G G
Life's mystery seems so faded
C C C C
I can go where no one else can go
Em Em Em Em
I know what no one else knows
Am Am Am Am
Here I am just drownin’ in the rain
G G G G
With a ticket for a runaway train
Pre-chorus :
F F G G
Everything is cut and dry
C C Am Am
Day and night Earth and sky
F F Em Em G G
Somehow I just don't believe it


Chorus:
C C C C
Runaway train never going back
Em Em Em Em
Wrong way on a one way track
Am Am Am Am
Seems like I should be getting somewhere
G G G G
Somehow I'm neither here nor there


Solo :
[C C][Em Em][Am Am][G G]
[C C][Em Em][Am Am][G G]
[F F-G G][C C-Am Am][F F-Em Em][G G]


Bridge :
C C>let ring (C C)
Got a ticket for a runaway train
Em Em>let ring (Em Em)
Like a madman laughing at the rain
Am Am>let ring (Am Am)
Little out of touch little insane
G G>let ring G G
It's just easier than dealing with the pain


Chorus:
C C C C
Runaway train never going back
Em Em Em Em
Wrong way on a one way track
Am Am Am Am
Seems like I should be getting somewhere
G G G G
Somehow I'm neither here nor there
C C C C
Runaway train never going back
Em Em Em Em
Runaway train tearing up the track
Am Am Am Am
Runaway train burning in my veins
G G G G
Runaway but it always seems the same.


Ending :
[C C][Em Em][Am Am][G G] x2

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About this song: Runaway Train

"Runaway Train" is a song by the Minneapolis rock band Soul Asylum. The song led Soul Asylum to international status, and helped bring their album, Grave Dancers Union to a multi-platinum level. It was the third single off the album (see Soul Asylum discography) and reached No. 5 on the Billboard charts. It won a Grammy Award for the best rock song in 1994. The song has become synonymous with the band, and has led many people to believe that it is the group's only hit, categorizing Soul Asylum as a one-hit wonder band.

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