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This Train Dont Stop There Anymore Bass

(ver. 1)
Elton John
Song  : This Train Don't Stop There Anymore 
Album : Song From The West Coast

Elton and Barry Turpin have come up with some gems over the years and this one is
no exception. Elton John's bassist I think has been with him since the early days
and he comes up with some great sh*t. The thing that caught me about this bassline
is the taseful nature of it, which I guess is the kind of playing style I'm trying
to adopt as completly as possible. This is a great example of a bassline which is
melodic and builds with an equal amount of emotional fury as the other insturments
but holds the rhythm.                            ENJOY

Introduction
G|----------------------|----------------------------|
D|-6---5-3--------------|-6---5-3--------------------|
A|-----------6-4-----23-|-----------6-4---0-2-3--23\-|
E|----------------------|----------------------------|

Verse 1
   You may... But I don't beleive in mir-a-cles any-more..
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------3----5----------5-----|
E|-1-----------------1--------------------------------------------|
   
   And when I think about it, I don't beleive I ever did for sure..
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------3---|
E|------3------------------------3--------------------0-----------------|

   All the.. All the purple prose you bought from me
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------3---5--------------3----3-5-|
E|--1---------1------------------------------------------------|

   Realitys ..., The Sentimenal things I'd write Never meant a thing to me
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------3|
E|--3-----------------3--------------------------0-------------------------|

Bridge
   I used to be the main express, All steam and whitles heading west
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------4/--6------------------4--66--8----88--|
E|----4----------------------44-------------------------------------------|

   Picking up my pain   from door to door 
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|-1------------------0------0--------------|
E|----------------------------4-----------3-|

   Riding on the sotryline furnace burning overtime
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------1-------1---/-6---6\--|
E|--2-----------------------------------------------|

Chorus:

But this train-- don't stop,  This train    don't stop
 G|-------------------------|---------------------------|
 D|-----------4/6-----------|------------4/6------------|
 A|--4-------------6----6---|-----------------6-----6---|
 E|-------------------------|---4-----------------------|

  This train     don't stop  there,    anymore          (Transition)
G|--------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|
D|-----------4/6------------|------4/6----------------|--------------------|
A|-4--------------6-----6---|--------------------6-8--|-6-4---0-2-3--2-2-33\
E|--------------------------|--------------4----------|--------------------|

Verse 2:
   You don't but I'm dried up and sick to death of love
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------5-/7------|
A|--------------------------------------3---5-----------3---------7\-|
E|--1------------------1---------------------------------------------|

   And if you need to...  I never really understood that stuff
G|------------------------------------------------------------------235----|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------5\-|
A|-----------------------------------------------3-------------3-3---------|
E|------3---------------0----3---------------------------------------------|


  All the stars and bleading hearts  All... world up in my eyes
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------5-7-----|
D|---------------------3----------------------------------------5-------7-5|
A|------------------------3.------------------3-------5--------------------|
E|-1-------------------------1---------------------------------------------|

   Never met a thing to me   Read ..., I never felt enough to cry
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------33---33-33|
E|---3---------------------0--1-----------0--------------------------------|

Bridge
   I used to be the main express,      All steam and whitles heading west
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------6-------4/6--------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------6---------------6---------------4--66--8----8-|
E|----4-----------------------4-------------------------------------------1|

   Picking up my pain   from door to door 
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|-1------------------0------0--------------|
E|----------------------------4-----------3-|

   Riding on the sotryline furnace burning overtime
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------22-4-6--------------22-4--6-------|
A|---------2--4----------6--------------------6-----|
E|--2-----------------------------------------------|

Chorus:

But this train-- don't stop,  This train    don't stop
 G|-------------------------|---------------------------|
 D|-----------4/6-----------|------------4/6------------|
 A|--4-------------6----6---|-----------------6-----6---|
 E|-------------------------|---4-----------------------|

   This train     don't stop  there,    anymore
G|---------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|------------4/6------------|--------------------------------|
A|--4--------------6-----6---|--------------------------------|
E|---------------------------|--------------4----4-4---44-44--|

Interlude
   When I say that I don't care It really mean my engines breaking down
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------6---------------------------------------------------|
A|--4----------------------------6-----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------4----------------4-------6----------66-|

          The chisel chips my heart again the granite cracks beneath my skin
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-888765------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------6------------------------------6--------------------------------|

   I'm crumbling into pieces on the ground
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|--5-7-8--------7-8----------9--9----10--------------|
A|------------------------------------------10/(11)\--|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

Bridge (re-introduction)

Rest for 2 bars then go high,
           Picking    up my pain   from door to door 
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|-1717-19-20----------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------/15---------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

   Riding on the sotryline furnace burning overtime
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|--16----------------------161513-------------------|
A|--------------------------------15--161513---------|
E|-------------------------------------------15--13\-|

Chorus:

But this train-- don't stop,      This train    don't stop
 G|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
 D|-----------4/6-----------4/6-|------------4/6--------------|
 A|--4-------------6----6-------|-----------------6-----6--66-|
 E|-----------------------------|--44-------------------------|

   This train     don't stop  there,    anymore
G|---------------------------|------------------|--------|
D|------------4/6------------|------456---------|--------|
A|--4--------------6-----6---|-----------6------|-6-8--6-|
E|---------------------------|--------------4---|--------|

   this train-- don't stop,      This train    don't stop
G|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-----------4/6----------------|------------4/6--------------|
A|--4-------------6----6--------|-----------------6-----6--66-|
E|---------------------------4.-|--4--------------------------|

   This train     don't stop  there,    anymore
G|---------------------------|-------------------|
D|------------4/6------------|-------------------|
A|--4--------------6-----6---|-------------------|
E|---------------------------|--------------4----|

Outro
G|-----------------------|-------------------------|-----|
D|------------4-32-------|-6-66.--53------------/6-|-(6)-|
A|-------6-4-------4--4--|------------6-4---4--4---|-----|
E|--3-1------------------|-------------------------|-----|

FIN
            
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