Freight Train
View chords used in this chart
Should be pretty accurate, some rhythm variations not tabbed 100% - but when you listen to the song you will get it.
Afinação: D G C F A DTecla: DmCapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Intro]
d|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
a|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
F|-9---------------|---7---x---------|-----------------|-----------------|
C|-9---------------|---7---x-7---x-2-|(2)--------------|(2)--------------|
G|-7---------------|---5---x-7---x-2-|(2)--------------|(2)--------------|
D|-0---------------|---------5---x-0-|(2)--------------|(0)--------------|
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d|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
a|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
F|-9---------------|---7---x---------|-----------------|-----------------|
C|-9---------------|---7---x-7---x-2-|(2)--------------|-x-5-------------|
G|-7---------------|---5---x-7---x-2-|(2)--------------|-x-5-------------|
D|-0---------------|---------5---x-0-|(2)--------------|-x-3-------------|
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d|-----------------|
a|-----------------|
F|-----------------|
C|(5)------7-7-5-2-|
G|(5)------7-7-5-2-|
D|(3)------5-5-3-0-|
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[Verse 1]
I'm steady rolling
I gotta keep it moving
Keep it flowing Keep growing
p.m.--------------------------|
d|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
a|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
F|-----------------|-----------------|-7-----------7---|-----------------|
C|(2)2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-7-----7-----7---|---7---x-7-7---x-|
G|(2)2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-5-----7-----5---|---7---x-7-7---x-|
D|(0)0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-------5---------|---5---x-5-5---x-|
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Stagnation is a killer Don't you know it Well then go
d|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
a|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
F|-----------------|-----------------|-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-------|
C|-5---5---5-5-7---|(7)7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-5---2-|
G|-3---3---3-3-5---|(5)5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-5---2-|
D|-3---3---3-3-5---|(5)5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------3---0-|
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Or get the fuck out of my way No dead weight They're lead weights
p.m.----------------------------|
d|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
a|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
F|-----------------|-----------------|-7-----------7---|-----------------|
C|(2)2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-7-----7-----7---|---7---x-7---7---|
G|(2)2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-5-----7-----5---|---7---x-7---7---|
D|(0)0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-------5---------|---5---x-5---5---|
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That anchor you down I won't sink And don't blink You might miss me
d|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
a|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
F|-----------------|-----------------|-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-----9-|
C|-5---5---5-5-7---|(7)7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-5---9-|
G|-3---3---3-3-5---|(5)5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-5---7-|
D|-3---3---3-3-5---|(5)5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------3---0-|
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[Chorus]
Here we come, get out of our way, hey
We don't have the luxury
d|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
a|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
F|(9)--9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-7-----------9-|(9)--9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-------------9-|
C|(9)--9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-7-----7---7-9-|(9)--9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-5-----7---7-9-|
G|(7)--7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-5-----7---7-7-|(7)--7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-5-----7---7-7-|
D|(0)--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-------5---5-0-|(0)--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-3-----5---5-0-|
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -
Of stopping for anyone, don't be in the way
Don't be on the tracks when you hear the train coming, hey
d|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
a|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
F|(9)--9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-7-------------|-----------------|---------------9-|
C|(9)--9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-7-----7---7-5-|(5)--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-7-7-7-7-5---9-|
G|(7)--7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-5-----7---7-5-|(5)--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-7-7-7-7-5---7-|
D|(0)--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-------5---5-3-|(3)--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-5-5-5-5-3---0-|
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Hey you, get out of our way No time to procrastinate
d|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
a|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
F|(9)--9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-7-----------9-|(9)--9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-------------9-|
C|(9)--9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-7-----7---7-9-|(9)--9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-5-----7---7-9-|
G|(7)--7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-5-----7---7-7-|(7)--7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-5-----7---7-7-|
D|(0)--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-------5---5-0-|(0)--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-3-----5---5-0-|
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Can't slow down, get out of my way Don't be on the tracks when you see the train coming
d|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
a|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
F|(9)--9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-7-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
C|(9)--9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-7-----7---7-5-|(5)--------------|---5-7---7-5---2-|
G|(7)--7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-5-----7---7-5-|(5)--------------|---5-7---7-5---2-|
D|(0)--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-------5---5-3-|(3)--------------|---3-5---5-3---0-|
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[Verse 2]
There's no time to lose Only time to make moves
p.m.--------------------------|
d|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
a|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
F|-----------------|-----------------|-7-----------7---|-----------------|
C|(2)2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-7-----7-----7---|---7---x-7---7-x-|
G|(2)2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-5-----7-----5---|---7---x-7---7-x-|
D|(0)0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-------5---------|---5---x-5---5-x-|
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I'm sick of talking about paid dues
It's all a game, fool, life changes the rules
p.m.
d|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
a|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
F|-----------------|-----------------|-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4---------------|
C|-5-----5---5-7---|(7)7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4---------5-5-5-|
G|-3-----5---3-5---|(5)5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2---------5-5-5-|
D|-3-----3---3-5---|(5)5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------3-3-3-|
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And I don't know another way But straight ahead, I can't deviate
p.m.----------------------------|
d|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
a|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
F|-------------9---|(9)9-9-9-9---9---|-----------------|-----------------|
C|-2-----2---2-7---|(9)9-9-9-9---9---|-7-----7-----7---|(7)7-----7---7---|
G|-2-----2---2-7---|(7)7-7-7-7---7---|-5-----5-----7---|(7)7-----7---7---|
D|-0-----0---0-0---|(0)0-0-0-0---0---|-5-----5-----5---|(5)5-----5---5---|
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From this lane, fueled by pain Fueled by love and rage on to better days
d|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
a|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
F|-----------------|-----------------|-4---4---4---4---|-4---4---4-------|
C|-5-----5-----7---|(7)7-----7---7---|-4---4---4---4---|-4---4---4-5-5-5-|
G|-3-----3-----5---|(5)5-----5---5---|-2---2---2---2---|-2---2---2-5-5-5-|
D|-3-----3-----5---|(5)5-----5---5---|-----------------|-----------3-3-3-|
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[Break]
d|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
a|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
F|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
C|-2---------------|(2)--------------|-2---------------|(2)--------------|
G|-2---------------|(2)--------------|-2---------------|(2)--------------|
D|-0---------------|(0)--------------|-0---------------|(0)--------------|
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I'm coming like a freight train
d|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
a|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
F|-----------------|-----------------|-9-7/9-7/9-------|-----------------|
C|-2---------------|(2)--------------|-9-7/9-7/9-------|-----------------|
G|-2---------------|(2)--------------|-7-5/7-5/7-------|-----------------|
D|-0---------------|(0)--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
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[Bridge]
p.m.| > p > p.m. p.m.| > p > p.m. p.m.--------|
d|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
a|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
F|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
C|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|---7-7-7-7---7---|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|---5-5-5-7---7---|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---5-5-5-5---5---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
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p.m.| > p > p.m.
d|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
a|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
F|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
C|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|---7-7-7-7---7---|-5-------5---5---|-5-7-7---7-5---2-|
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|---5-5-5-7---7---|-5-------5---5---|-5-7-7---7-5---2-|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---5-5-5-5---5---|-3-------3---3---|-3-5-5---5-3---0-|
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Here we come, here we come Here we come, here we here we come
p.m.| > p > p.m. p.m.| > p > p.m. p.m.--------|
d|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
a|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
F|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
C|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|---7-7-7-7---7---|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|---5-5-5-7---7---|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---5-5-5-5---5---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
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Here we come, here we come Don't be on the tracks when you see the train coming
p.m.| > p > p.m.
d|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
a|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
F|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
C|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|---7-7-7-7---7---|-5-------5---5---|-5-7-7---7-5---2-|
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|---5-5-5-7---7---|-5-------5---5---|-5-7-7---7-5---2-|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---5-5-5-5---5---|-3-------3---3---|-3-5-5---5-3---0-|
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[Solo]
Rhythm Guitar continues like this:
d|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
a|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
F|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---7-------------|
C|(2)--2-2-2-2-2-2-|---5-----7---7-2-|(2)--2-2-2-2-2-2-|---5-----7---7-2-|
G|(2)--2-2-2-2-2-2-|---5-----7---7-2-|(2)--2-2-2-2-2-2-|---5-----7---7-2-|
D|(0)--0-0-0-0-0-0-|---3-----5---5-0-|(0)--0-0-0-0-0-0-|---------5---5-0-|
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -
d|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
a|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
F|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------9-|
C|(2)--2-2-2-2-2-2-|---5-----7---7-2-|(5)--2-2-2-2-2-2-|-5---7-7-7---5-9-|
G|(2)--2-2-2-2-2-2-|---5-----7---7-5-|(5)--2-2-2-2-2-2-|-5---7-7-7---5-7-|
D|(0)--0-0-0-0-0-0-|---3-----5---5-3-|(3)--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3---5-5-5---3-0-|
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Lead Guitar plays this:
d|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
a|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
F|-----------------|---------------7-|-7/9~~~----------|-----------------|
C|-----------------|-----5h7-7/9-9---|-----------------|/7b9-----------5-|
G|-7---------------|---7-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
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d|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
a|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
F|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
C|-----------------|-----7-5---------|-----------------|-5---7-7-7---5---|
G|-7---------------|---7-----7-5-----|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-------------7-5-|-3---------------|-----------------|
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[Chorus]
Here we come, get out of our way, hey
We don't have the luxury
d|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
a|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
F|(9)--9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-7-----------9-|(9)--9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-------------9-|
C|(9)--9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-7-----7---7-9-|(9)--9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-5-----7---7-9-|
G|(7)--7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-5-----7---7-7-|(7)--7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-5-----7---7-7-|
D|(0)--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-------5---5-0-|(0)--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-3-----5---5-0-|
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Of stopping for anyone, don't be in the way
Don't be on the tracks when you hear the train coming, hey
d|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
a|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
F|(9)--9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-7-------------|-----------------|---------------9-|
C|(9)--9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-7-----7---7-5-|(5)--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-7-7-7-7-5---9-|
G|(7)--7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-5-----7---7-5-|(5)--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-7-7-7-7-5---7-|
D|(0)--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-------5---5-3-|(3)--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-5-5-5-5-3---0-|
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Hey you, get out of our way No time to procrastinate
d|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
a|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
F|(9)--9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-7-----------9-|(9)--9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-------------9-|
C|(9)--9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-7-----7---7-9-|(9)--9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-5-----7---7-9-|
G|(7)--7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-5-----7---7-7-|(7)--7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-5-----7---7-7-|
D|(0)--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-------5---5-0-|(0)--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-3-----5---5-0-|
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Can't slow down, get out of my way Don't be on the tracks when you hear the train
d|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
a|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
F|(9)--9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-7-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
C|(9)--9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-7-----7---7-5-|(5)--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-7-------------|
G|(7)--7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-5-----7---7-5-|(5)--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-7-------------|
D|(0)--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-------5---5-3-|(3)--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-5-------------|
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coming your way
d|-----------------||
a|-----------------||
F|-----------------||
C|-7-5-5-2---------||
G|-7-5-5-2---------||
D|-5-3-3-0---------||
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************************************
| x Dead note
| (n) Ghost note
| / Slide up
| > Accented note
| ~ Vibrato
| h Hammer-on
| b Bend
| p.m.
Palm mute
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How to play Freight Train
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is D. 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.