Penn Station
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: GCapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Verse 1]
G Bm C G Bm C
Wide shot of hundreds of people running to their train
G Bm C
The cold lights and all the construction
G Bm C
And the patter of an unprojected rain
G Bm C
Now zoom in on a couple of kids
G Bm C
With a tear-filled goodbye
G Bm C
They can’t say a word but their wishes
Em D C
Are all written out in the blacks of their eyes
[Pre-Chorus 1]
Em D C Bm Am
This was their plan all along
Em D C Bm A
They knew they'd have to be strong
Bm C
But how could they know 'bout the love that they’d bring
C
That in just two months they would change everything
[Chorus 1]
G Bm C
But as she goes onto a train
G Bm C
He is so, so lost in his pain
G Bm C
That he’s thinking 'bout buying a ticket
G Bm C
And hopping on board
G Bm C
As he reads the letter she wrote him
G Bm C Em D
She needs to pour her emotion on her way to Summit
C Bm Am Bm C
‘Cause all the risk was worth the reward, they know
Am Bm C
But they can’t let go
Em D C Bm A Em D C Bm G Bm C
Of this evergreen sensation that they left there at Penn Station
G Bm C
[Verse 3]
G Bm C G Bm C
Montage of her in her car as she drives back to school
G Bm C
Still shot of him in his bed
G Bm C
‘Cause he won’t be getting up anytime soon
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Em D C Bm Am
They do all the textbook stuff
Em D C Bm A
Knowing their love was enough
Bm C
But feeling mature for the choice that they made
C Bm Am
As the sun sets on another day
C
Where they're just afraid that when
[Chorus 2]
G Bm C
He goes off on his own
G Bm C G Bm
That he won’t remember the tone of their voices together
C G Bm C
When they sang all the music they made
G Bm C
And now she’ll say that he couldn’t hurt her
G Bm C
That she’s okay with the premature murder
Em D C Bm Am Bm C
Of all of the dreams they were too smart to speak into promises
Am Bm C
They’re accomplices
Em D C Bm A
It’s a man-made constellation
Em D C Bm Bb
That they left there at Penn Station
[Bridge]
C G
And every line of every song
Bb C G
Tells them life is too short but each day is too long
Bb C G F E
It feels like an ending that hopefully has an end
C Cm G Bm C
So in the meantime they write about it like it didn't happen to them
G Bm C
[Chorus 3]
G Bm C
So as he tries to grow even more
G Bm C
And as she tries to get back to before
G Bm C Em D C
Maybe they’ll understand that they’re both only running back home
G Bm C
If they take it one day at a time
G Bm C
Then in one day the words will all rhyme
Em D C Bm
And they’ll be back in space with the moon and the stars
Am Bm C
And the years that pass
Am Bm C
And the years that will last
Em D C Bm A
If they lose their hesitation
Em D C Bm A
If you still want this creation
Em D C G Bm C
Then I’ll see you at Penn Station
G Bm C
How to play Penn Station
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. 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.