A Train Called Purgatory
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Em
I'm on a train called purgatory
D Em
And it's screaming down the rails
C Em
It's not a pretty story
Am Em
But it's all I've got to tell
Em
The conductor's name is Louie
D Em
He got a goatee and the tail
C Em
He punches my ticket, and he hands it back to me
Am Em C Em
And he says next stop is hell
Am Em
Next stop is hell
Em
I never saw no contract
D Em
I never signed no dody line
C Em
So can somebody tell me
Am Em
Why I'm holding down this line
Em
I'm rolling like a rocket
D Em
I'm running out of time
C Em
Only one heart that can stop it
Am Em
The one that once loved mine
C Em Am Em
Only one heart that can stop it
D
Lord can you help me reach her
C
Cause no one else but she
Em
Can throw the switch, and turn this train
D C D C
Please send her back to me
D
Lucifer is laughing
C
The engine's blowing fire
Em
Lord have mercy on my soul
D C D C D C
This train is my funeral pyre
Em
I guess I've been a dead man
D Em
Ever since that day
C Em
My true love said goodbye to me
Am Em
And turned and walked away
Em
The day I bought my ticket
D Em
I payed with the broken heart
C Em
I boarded the express to hell
Am Em C Em
You can't stop it once it starts
Am Em
You can't stop it once it starts
Em
I'm sitting at the window
D Em
And I'm praying all I've got
C Em
Before we reach the station lord
Am Em
Please take your best shot
Em
Please get me in your crosses
D Em
And fire off a round
C Em
And he raises my soul forever
Am Em C Em
Don't let Satan take me down
Am Em
Don't let Satan take me down
D
I always thought this train
C
Was suppose to go uphill
Em
Not down
D C D C
Not down
D
But in this life I've learned
C
One thing
Em
What I think doesn't count
D C D C D C
It just don't count
Em
I'm on a train called purgatory
D Em
And the next stop off is hell
C Em
It ain't a pretty story
Am Em
But it's all I've got to tell
Em
I'm on a train called purgatory
D Em
And the next stop off is hell
C Em
It ain't a pretty story
Am Em
But it's all I've got to tell
C Em
It ain't a pretty story
Am Em
But it's all I've got to tell
C Em Am Em
It ain't a pretty story
How to play A Train Called Purgatory
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Em. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.