Capo First Fret
C F C
Well I broke down in East Saint Louis
Am F C
On the Kansas City line
C F Am
and I drunk up all my money
D7 G7
that I borrowed every time
C F C
and I fell down at the derby
Am F C
and now the night's black as a crow
C F Am
It was a train that took me away from here
D7 G7 C F/C C
but a train can't bring me home
C F C
What made my dreams so hollow
Am F C
I was standing there at the depot
C F Am
with a steeple full of swallows
D7 G7
that could never ring the bell
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/tom_waits/train_song_crd.html ]
C F C
and I come ten thousand miles away
Am F C
with not one thing to show
C F Am
well it was a train that took me away from here
D7 G7 C F/C C
but a train can't bring me home
Interlude: Am F - C - C F - C - F F7 - D F - D F - G7
C F C
I remember when I left
Am F C
without bothering to pack
C F Am
you know I up and left with
D7 G7
nothin' but the clothes I had on my back
C F C
now I'm sorry for what I've done
Am F C
and I'm out here on my own
C F Am
well it was a train that took me away from
D7 G7 C F/C C
here but a train can't bring me home
C F Am
it must've been a train that took me away from here
D7 G7 C F/C C
but a train can't bring me ... can't bring me home
