WWW.AZCHORDS.COM | Tom Waits - Down There By The Train Chords | Ver. 3
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Verse 1:
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There's a place I know, where the train goes slow
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Where the sinners can be washed, in the blood of the lamb
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There's a river by the trestle, over by Sinners Grove
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Down where the willow and the dogwood grow
Chorus:
A E B7
Down there by the train, down there by the train
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Down there by the train, down there by the train
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Down there, where the train goes slow
Verse 2:
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You can hear the whistle, you can hear the bell
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From the halls of heaven, to the gates of hell
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And there's room for the forsaken, if you're there on time
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You'll be washed of all your sins and all of your crimes
Chorus:
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Down there by the train, down there by the train
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Down there by the train, down there by the train
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Down there, where the train goes slow
Verse 3:
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There's a golden moon that shines up through the mist
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And I know that your name, Will be on that list
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There's no eye for an eye, there's no tooth for a tooth
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I saw Judas Iscariot carrying John Wilkes Booth
Chorus:
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Down there by the train, down there by the train
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Down there by the train, down there by the train
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Down there, where the train goes slow
Verse 4:
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So if you live in darkness, And if you live in shame
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All of the passengers, will be treated the same
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Oh, and old Humpty Jackson, And Gyp the Blood will sing
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And Charlie Whitman is holding on to Dillinger's wings
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They're down there by the train, down there by the train
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Down there by the train, down there by the train
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Down there, where the train goes slow
Verse 5:
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If you've lost all your hope, if you've lost all your faith
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I know you will be careful, I know you will be safe
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And all of the shameful, and all of the whores
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And even the soldier who pierced the heart of the Lord
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Is down there by the train, down there by the train
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Down there by the train, down there by the train
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Down there where the train goes slow
Verse 6:
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Well I've never asked for forgiveness, I've never said a prayer
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Never given of myself, and I've never truly cared
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And I've hurt the ones who loved me, and I'm still raising Cain
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I've taken the low road, and if you have done the same
Chorus:
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Meet me down there by the train, down there by the train
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Down there by the train, down there by the train
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Down there where the train goes slow
Final Chorus:
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Down there by the train, down there by the train
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Down there by the train, down there by the train
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Down there where the train goes?
A E Esus4 E
Down there where the train goes slow ooooooh?
