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Trainhopping - Max Staines

Trainhopping

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Intro

G Cadd9 G Cadd9 G Cmaj7 G x2

[Verso 1]

G

Wake up late to the soft and faint

Cadd9 G

Sound of wind chimes singin

Cadd9 G

Til the 10 o clock train passes by

Cmaj7 G

And now my ears are ringin

[Verso 2]

G

A stone hits my window

Cadd9 G

As the sunlight beams in

Cadd9 G

Look outside and see my

Cmaj7 G

Friends and their eager grins

N.C.

So we went

[Refrão]

C/G G

Running running running

C/G G

Through the fields that would never end

C/G G

Past the wide and open bend

F G

Down by the river

G

And we were

C/G G

Chasing chasing chasing

C/G G

That freight that came again

C/G

We were trainhopping

G

And there was no stopping it

F G

So we chased it to the end

{Harmonica solo}

C/G G C/G G C/G G

[Verso 3]

G

And now we wait as this old freight

C/G G

Takes us to the town

C/G

Where well buy us some time

G

Through the dirt and grime and

C/G G

Try to find our way around

[Verso 4]

G

We left our homes behind

C/G G

Were never going back again

C/G G

The steams getting to our heads

C/G G

Were just a few broken men

[Verso 5]

G

Now our hearts are hurting

C/G G

So we used the last payphone

C/G

But we never bought a ticket

G C/G G

To get ourselves all the way back home

N.C.

So we went

[Refrão]

C/G G

Running running running

C/G G

Through the fields that would never end

C/G G

Past the wide and open bend

F G

Down by the river

G

And we were

C/G G

Chasing chasing chasing

C/G G

That freight that came again

C/G

We were trainhopping

G

And there was no stopping it

F G

So we chased it to the end

{Guitar solo}

C/G G C/G G C/G G

We went

Outro

C/G G

Running running running

C/G G

Through the fields that would never end

C/G G

Past the wide and open bend

F G

Down by the river

How to play Trainhopping

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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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