Last Train to London - Electric Light Orchestra
Tuning: Standard
Electric Light Orchestra
Last Train to London (1979)
(Jeff Lynne)
From: "Discovery"
INTRO
| Em | % | % | % |
Em Bm
It was 9-29, 9-29 back street big city
Am Bm
The sun was going' down, there was music all around
Em
It felt so right.
Em
It was one of those nights,
Bm
One of those nights when you feel the world stop turnin',
Am Bm
You were standing there, there was music in the air
Cmaj7 D
I should have been away, but I knew I'd have to stay.
G Cmaj7 G Cmaj7
Last train to London, just headin' out,
G Cmaj7 Bm Am
Last train to London, just leavin' town.
D Gmaj7 Cmaj7
But I really want tonight to last forever
Gmaj7 Cmaj7
I really wanna be with you.
Bm Am Em
Let the music play on down the line tonight.
Em
It was one of those nights,
Bm
One of those nights when you feel the fire is burnin',
Am Bm
Everybody was there, everybody to share,
Em
It was so right.
Em
There you were on your own,
Bm
Lookin' like you were the only one around,
Am Bm
I had to be with you, nothin' else that I could do,
Cmaj7 D
I should have been away, but I knew I'd have to stay.
G Cmaj7 G Cmaj7
Last train to London, just headin' out,
G Cmaj7 Bm Am
Last train to London, just leavin' town.
D Gmaj7 Cmaj7
But I really want tonight to last forever
Gmaj7 Cmaj7
I really wanna be with you.
Bm Am Em
Let the music play on down the line tonight.
SOLO
| Em | % | Bm | % | Am | Bm | Em | % |
Em
Underneath a starry sky,
Bm
Time was still but hours must really have rushed by,
Am Bm
I didn't realize, but love was in your eyes
Cmaj7 D
I really should have gone, but love went on and on...
G Cmaj7 G Cmaj7
Last train to London, just headin' out,
G Cmaj7 Bm Am
Last train to London, just leavin' town.
D Gmaj7 Cmaj7
But I really want tonight to last forever
Gmaj7 Cmaj7
I really wanna be with you.
Bm Am Em [break/lick]
Let the music play on down the line tonight
Gmaj7 Cmaj7
But I really want tonight to last forever
Gmaj7 Cmaj7
I really wanna be with you.
Bm Am Em [break/lick: 2x]
Let the music play on down the line tonight
| Gmaj7 | Cmaj7 | Gmaj7 | Cmaj7 |
| Gmaj7 | Cmaj7 | Bm | Am |
| Gmaj7 | Cmaj7 | Gmaj7 | Cmaj7 |
| Gmaj7 | Cmaj7 | Em: break/lick | Em: break/lick |
| Gmaj7 | Cmaj7 | Gmaj7 | Cmaj7 |
| Gmaj7 | Cmaj7 | Bm | Am |
[FADE]
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