Long Train Runnin' - Doobie Brothers

Long Train Runnin'

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Intro: G7sus4 Gm7 G7sus4 Gm7
 
G7sus4 Gm7 G7sus4 Gm7
Down around the corner, half a mile from here
See them long trains run and you watch them disappear
C7sus4 Cm7 G7sus4 Gm7 G7sus4 Gm7
Without love, where would you be now
Eb7 D7sus4 D7 G7sus4 Gm7 G7sus4 Gm7
Without lo~o~ove
 
G7sus4 Gm7 G7sus4 Gm7
Ya know I saw Miss Lucy down along the tracks
She lost her home and her family and she won't be coming back
C7sus4 Cm7 G7sus4 Gm7 G7sus4 Gm7
Without love, where would you be now
Eb7 D7sus4 D7 G7sus4 Gm7 G7sus4 Gm7
Without lo~o~ove
Gm7 Gbm7 Gm7
Well the Illinois Central and the Southern Central Freight
Gbm7 Gm7 Gbm7 Gm7
You got to keep on pushin’ mama you know they're running late
C7sus4 Cm7 G7sus4 Gm7 G7sus4 Gm7
Without love, where would you be now
Eb7 D7sus4 D7 G7sus4 Gm7 Gm7
Without lo~o~ove
 
Solo (same as verse)
 
Gm7 Gbm7 Gm7
Well the Illinois Central and the Southern Central Freight
Gbm7 Gm7 Gbm7 Gm7
You got to keep on pushin’ mama you know they're running late
C7sus4 Cm7 G7sus4 Gm7 G7sus4 Gm7
Without love where would you be now
 
Eb7 D7sus4 7D G7sus4 Gm7 G7sus4 Gm7
Without lo~o~ove
Gbm7 Gm7 Gbm7 Gm7
Well the pistons keep on turnin' and the wheels go round and round
Gbm7 Gm7 Gbm7 Gm7
And steel rails are cold and hard for the miles that they go down
C7sus4 Cm7 G7sus4 Gm7 G7sus4 Gm7
Without love, where would you be now
Eb7 D7sus4 D7 Cm7
Without lo—o——-ove ooh, where would you be now
 
G7sus4 Gm7 G7sus4 Gm7
Mmmmm got to get to baby, baby
Won't you move me down - got to move me down
Baby, baby, baby, baby - won't you move me down
Til my feets ain't runnin' and the trains are movin' on
Got to keep on movin' - keep on movin'
Keep on movin' - got to keep on movin'...
 
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Intro
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Verse
 
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How to play Long Train Runnin'

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What is the starting chord?

The first identified chord is G. 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.

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