Ben Harper - Fool For A Lonesome Train Chords & Tabs

Transcribed by: Taylor Sansom
Standard tuning


Intro:

e|---3--3------------------------3--3--3-|
B|---1--1-------------------0----1--1--1-|
G|---0--0----0-------0-0-0--0----0--0--0-|
D|---2--2----0-----0-0h2-0--0----2--2--2-|
A|---3--3----2-0h2----------0----3--3--3-|
E|---x--x----3-------------------x--x--x-|


Verse:

G            D             Em                                   (open)
It’s late and I can’t sleep, I’ve made promises that I can’t keep
G               D            Em                          A
Cobblestones and broken bones, he has a kingdom but he’s got no home
G                  D              Em
Last night is still ringing in my head
         F         C              D     (fill)
Like that lonesome whistle in the rain


(fill 1)          C9    (fill 2)
e|----3--2--0--2--3-|    e|-----------3-|
B|----3--3--3--3--3-|    B|-----------1-|
G|----2--2--2--2--0-|    G|-----------0-|
D|----0--0--0--0--2-|    D|-----------2-|
A|----------------3-|    A|------0-2--3-|
E|----------------x-|    E|--0-3--------|


Chorus:

C9         G                   D     (fill 2)
  Oh I’m a fool for a lonesome train
C          G                   D     C9   G  (repeat intro) 
  Oh I’m a fool for a lonesome train

[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/ben_harper/fool_for_a_lonesome_train_tab_ver_3.html ]
G                D                   Em       (open)
The lifetimes we’ve left behind with strangers
G            D    Em              A
Promises and lies both have their dangers
G               D                Em
I just can’t be wrong enough and I can’t hide for long enough
   F            C           D       (fill 1)
So far away but I still feel your pain


Chorus:

C9           G                   D     (fill 2)
  Lord I’m a fool for a lonesome train
C          G                   D     (fill 2)
  Oh I’m a fool for a lonesome train
C            G             D                 (fill 2)
  Try to say goodbye but I never got your name
C          G                   D      C9
  Oh I’m a fool for a lonesome train

Bridge:
     Em      C        Em     A          C          D             C 
e|---0--0--0-0-3-0----0—0----0-0-0-0----0-0---0----3-3-3-3-------3-|
B|---0--0--0-1-1-1----0—0----2-3-2-3----1-1---1----2-2-2-2-------1-|
G|---0--0--0-0-0-0----0—0----2-2-2-2----0-0---0----3-3-3-3-------0-|
D|---2--2--0-2-2-2----2—2----2-2-2-2----2-0h2-0h2--0-0-0-0-----0-2-|
A|---2--2--0-3-3-3----2—2----0-0-0-0----3-3---3----x-x-x-x-0h2---3-|
E|---0--0--0-x-x-x----0—0----x-x-x-x----x-x---x----x-x-x-x-------x-|

Chorus:

C          G                   D     (fill 2)
  Oh I’m a fool for a lonesome train
C          G                   D     (fill 2)
  I’m your fool for a lonesome train
C                G             D              (fill 2)
  I know I sound crazy but I’m painfully sane
C          G          D             C9                G (back to intro)
  I’m your fool for a lonesome oh a lonesome lonesome train

    C
E|-------3-|
B|------1--|
G|-----0---|
D|----2----|
A|---3-----|
E|---x-----|

Here ya go Harper Heads, I got this off a youtube video of Ben before recording the Lifeline album.