Train Robbers
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Intro: Em Em(maj7) Em7 Em(maj7) (repeating, fades in)
Em Em(maj7) Em7 Em(maj7) Em
I think I'll rob a train
Em(maj7) Em7 Em(maj7) Em
And move to South America
Em(maj7) Em Em(maj7)
Wander off in the rain
Asus2/F# B Em
Come off smiling and dry
Em(maj7) Em7 Em(maj7) Em
Legend, fortune, and fame
Em(maj7) Em7 Em(maj7) Em
I can be the stuff of headlines
Em(maj7) Em7 Em(maj7)
Another household name
Asus2/F# B
To be discarded with time
Chorus
A B C (play A and B as pickup notes to a full C chord)
C G D
If there's one thing I've learned in this life of crime
C G D
When it's all over split up the money and go your own way
C G D
If you get caught don't say nothing, just stay in line
C G (stop)
Til' your chance comes and you can make your next getaway
Ocultar tablatura
E--1----3----3----3--3---3---3---------------------
B--1----1----0----0--0h1-0h1-0--0h1p0--------------
G--2----0----0----0--0---0---0--------0h2p0--------
D--3----2----0-------0h2-0h2-0--------------0h2p0--
A--3----3----2-------------------------------------
E--1---------3-------------------------------------
E--1----3----3----3--3---3---3----3--3--3--
B--1----1----0----0--0h1-0h1-3----3--1--0--
G--2----0----0----0--0---0---0----0--0--0--
D--3----2----0-------0h2-0h2-0----0--2--0--
A--3----3----2-----------------------------
E--1---------3-----------------------------
E--1----3----3----3--3---3---3---------------------
B--1----1----0----0--0h1-0h1-0--0h1p0--------------
G--2----0----0----0--0---0---0--------0h2p0--------
D--3----2----0-------0h2-0h2-0--------------0h2p0--
A--3----3----2-------------------------------------
E--1---------3-------------------------------------
(stop)
E--1----3----3--
B--1----1----1--
G--2----0----0--
D--3----2----2--
A--3----3----3--
E--1------------
Em Em(maj7) Em7 Em(maj7) x2
Em Em(maj7) Em7 Em(maj7) Em
I must admit it's strange
Em(maj7) Em7 Em(maj7) Em
These visions of empty ballrooms
Em(maj7) Em7
And the sound of a sad refrain
Asus2/F# B Em
Like a smoke ring floating by
Em(maj7) Em7 Em(maj7) Em
But the omen already came
Em(maj7) Em7 Em(maj7) Em
In the form of a pear tree
Em(maj7) Em7 Em(maj7)
That grows out of a cave
Asus/F# B
Into a crystal waterfall
Chorus
SOLO #1 RHYTHM
Repeat these chords x3:
Em F# G
A B C
F# and B are just individual notes, not the full chords.
Then once more with a second ending:
Em F# G
A B C
A B C
Repeat x3:
A B C
D E F
A B C
D E F
D E F
Em Em(maj7) Em7 Em(maj7) x2
Em Em(maj7) Em7 Em(maj7) Em
And as a child I dreamed
Em(maj7) Em7 Em(maj7) Em
That I was Geronimo
Em(maj7) Em7 Em(maj7)
And all the gifts I received
Asus2/F# B
Were from my enemies and all my friends alike
Chorus
SOLO #2 RHYTHM
Repeat x7
Em F# G
A B C
Em F# G
A B C
A B C
Em
How to play Train Robbers
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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.