The Wrong Train
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Am
You howled like a wolf
G
You howled like a child
Fsus4 F
You howled like a ghost from the grave
Am
I get to your closet door,
G
You where in there on the floor
Fsus4 F
I said "open up" and you said "go away!"
G F
And you howled, and you howled
G F
You howled all night long
Fsus4
I pretended not to hear you
F C
I didn't know what was wrong!
Am
When the next day came, well,
G
You were on your way
Fsus4
You didn't take much,
F
Just a couple of things
Am
And you didn't leave a note,
G
But I knew you had to go
Fsus4 F
You had to go and try to find anything.
G F
I just wish and I hope you'll be OK
G F
I just wish and I hope you'll be OK
Fsus4 F C
And I knew that you'd be back here again one day.
Am
I got a call from the hospital
G Fsus4 F
They said you broke your arm hopping off a train
Am G
You hadn't made it very far before you ran into bad luck
Fsus4 F
So I borrowed a car, I came and picked you up
G F
I brought you home, I brought you home
G F
I brought you home, I brought you home
Fsus4 F
With bruises on your face, that cast on your arm,
C
And a cut across your nose.
Am G
You said, "let me explain, I was on the wrong train
Fsus4 F
It was going the wrong way so I jumped off."
Am
And I said, "that's insane,
G
You could have died out there that day
Fsus4 F
Why wouldn't you just wait until it stopped?"
G F
And you howled, and you howled
G F
Out in that cold field where you laid
Fsus4 F
You said what could I do,
C
I was on the wrong train
Am
So you made it to your feet,
G
You walked along those barren trees
Fsus4 F
You followed power lines until you found the road.
Am
And the first car that came by,
G
They saw you and they stopped
Fsus4 F
It was a rabbit hunter and his friend the cop.
G F G F
And they dropped you off outside the hospital
Fsus4
They gave you pills for the pain,
F
They put that cast for your arm
C
But the howling never stopped.
Fsus4 F
Because that wasn't what was wrong
Am F
No that wasn't what was wrong,
Fsus4 Am G
No that wasn't what was wrong with you at all.
F
How to play The Wrong Train
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Am. 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.