3 versions
Tab1
Bass2
This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.
Interlude
[C]
Bought a ticket for a runaway train
[Em/B]
Like a madman laughing at the rain
[Am]
A little out of touch a little insane
[G]
Its just easier than dealing with the pain
[C]
Runaway train never going back
(Runaway train)
[Em/B]
Wrong way on a one way track
[Am]
Seems like I should be getting somewhere
[G]
Somehow I'm neither here nor there
[Em/B]
Runaway train never coming back
(Runaway train)
[Am]
Runaway train tearing up the track
(Runaway train)
[Am]
Runaway train burning in my veins
(Runaway train)
[G]
Runaway but it always seems the same.
# Chord Formations
# C x32010
# Em/B x22000
# Am x02210
# G 320033
# F 133211
# Em 022000
In the following transcription, the tabulature refers to guitar 1, which is
actually two guitars arranged for one.
Guitar 2 is shown as chords above the tab.(Both guitars are acoustic)
The chorus tabulature is played by a third guitar, an electric
The chord fingerings are as follows:
C x-3-2-0-1-0 Em/B x-2-2-0-0-0 Am x-0-2-2-1-0 G 3-2-0-0-3-3 F 1-3-3-2-1-1 Em 0-2-2-0-0-0
Intro
C
e|----------|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------0-----| B|----------|----5---5---5---|----3---3---3---|----1---1-------|----1-----1---| G|----------|----------------|----------------|----------------|------0-----0-| D|--------3-|5-----5---5---5-|5\3---3---3---3-|2-----2---2-3---|2-------------| A|----------|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------| E|----------|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------|
Verse 1
(Rhy.Fig.1)
C Em/B
Call you up in the middle of the night Like a firefly with-
e|--------------------|---------------------|--------------------------| B|------1-----1-----1-|(1)----------1-------|------1-----1-------------| G|--------------0-----|-------0-------0---0-|----------------0---------| D|----------------2---|-----2---2-------2---|------------------------2-| A|3-------------------|---------------------|2-------------------2-----| E|--------------------|---------------------|--------------------------|
Am
-out a light__ you were there like a blow - torch burn - ing
e|--------------------|--------------------|---------------------------| B|--------------------|------1-----1-----0-|(0)---1--------------------| G|(2)-----------------|--------------2-----|----------2----------------| D|--------2-----------|----------------2---|-------------2---0h2---2p0-| A|----2-------2---0---|0-------------------|---------------------------| E|--------------------|--------------------|---------------------------|
G C
I was a key that could use a little turning So tired that I
e|------3---3-----5-|(5)---5---3-------|-------------------10-| B|------------3-----|------------3-----|-------8----8---------| G|0-------0-----0---|----0---0---------|--------------0-------| D|------------------|--------------0---|10-------10-----10----| A|------------------|------------------|----------------------| E|------------------|------------------|----------------------|
Em/B
couldn't even sleep So many secrets I couldn't keep_
e|(10)-----------------|--------------10-|(10)-----10---10-------| B|--------8------------|----8---8--------|-----------------------| G|------------9--------|----------0------|-------------------9---| D|-----10---------10---|9-----9-----9----|-----9-----------------| A|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------------| E|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------------|
Am G
Promised myself I wouldn't weep One more promise
e|----8---8------10-|(10)---10-----10---8-----|----3-----3-----5-| B|----------10------|-------------------------|--3---------3-----| G|-------------9----|-----9-------------------|0-------------0---| D|------------------|-------------------------|------------------| A|------------------|-------------------------|------------------| E|------------------|-------------------------|------------------|
F G C
I couldn't keep It seems noone can help me now I'm in too deep There's no
e|(5)---5---5-3-----|----------------|----3-3-----------|----3---3-------| B|--------------3---|----1-1---------|--3-------3-------|------1---------| G|----0-------------|----2-2-0h2-----|0-------------0---|0---------0-----| D|------------------|3-----------3---|------------------|------------0---| A|------------------|----------------|------------------|----------------| E|------------------|----------------|------------------|----------------|
Am F Em G
way out_ This time I have really led myself astray
e|----7---7-5-----|----5---6p5-----|3-----3-------|----3---3-----5-| B|------------5---|------------6---|--5-----5-----|----------3-----| G|--------------5-|5-------------5-|----------4---|------0-----0---| D|7---------------|----------------|--------------|----------------| A|----------------|----------------|--------------|----------------| E|----------------|----------------|--------------|----------------|
(end Rhy.Fig.1)
e|(5)---5---5-3-----| B|------------------| G|----0---0-------0-| D|------------------| A|------------------| E|------------------|
Chorus
(Rhy.Fig.2)
C Em/B
Runaway train never going back Wrong way on a one way track
e|0---------------|(0)---------------|0---------------|(0)------------| B|1---------------|(1)---------------|0---------------|(0)------------| G|0---------------|(0)---------------|0---------------|(0)------------| D|2---------------|(2)---------------|2---------------|(2)------------| A|3---------------|(3)---------------|2---------------|(2)------------| E|----------------|------------------|----------------|---------------|
Am G
Seems like I should be getting somewhere Somehow I'm neither
e|0-----------------------|(0)----------------|3---------------------| B|1-----------------------|(1)----------------|3---------------------| G|2-----------------------|(2)----------------|0---------------------| D|2-----------------------|(2)----------------|0---------------------| A|0-----------------------|(0)----------------|2---------------------| E|------------------------|-------------------|3---------------------|
(end Rhy.Fig.2)
here nor there__
e|(3)-----------------|(3)------------------|3------------------| B|(3)-----------------|(3)------------------|3------------------| G|(0)-----------------|(0)------------------|0------------------| D|(0)-----------------|(0)------------------|0------------------| A|(2)-----------------|(2)------------------|2------------------| E|(3)-----------------|(3)------------------|3------------------|
Verse 2
(w/Rhy.Fig.1)
Can you help me remember how to smile make it somehow all
e|-------------------10-|(10)-----------------|--------------10-| B|-----8------8---------|--------8------------|----8---8--------| G|--------------0-------|------------9--------|----------0------| D|10-------10-----10----|-----10---------10---|9-----9-----9----| A|----------------------|---------------------|-----------------| E|----------------------|---------------------|-----------------|
seem worthwhile? How on earth did I get so jaded?
e|(10)---10---10-----|----5---7-------7-|(7)---7---7-5-----| B|-------------------|------------------|--------------5---| G|---------------9---|------------------|----5-----------5-| D|-------------------|7-----------7-----|------------------| A|-------------------|------------------|------------------| E|-------------------|------------------|------------------|
Life's mystery seems so faded I can go where noone else can go_
e|--7--------8---5-|(5)---5---3-------|----------------|------------------| B|----8---10-------|------------3-----|----1---1-------|(1)-------1-------| G|0------------0---|----0---0-----0---|----------0---1-|------0-----0-----| D|-----------------|------------------|------------2---|----2---2-----2p0-| A|-----------------|------------------|3---------------|------------------| E|-----------------|------------------|----------------|------------------|
I know what noone else knows Here I am just drownin' in the rain
e|----------------|------------------|----------------|------------------| B|----1---1-------|------------------|----1---1-----0-|(0)-1-------------| G|----------0---2-|(2)---0-----------|----------2-----|------2-----------| D|----------------|----------2---0---|------------2---|--------2-0h2-0---| A|2-----------2---|----2-------------|0---------------|------------------| E|----------------|------------------|----------------|------------------|
with a ticket for a runaway train Everything is cut and dry_ day
e|----3---3-----5-|(5)---3---3-------|----5---6p5----|--7-----8p7------| B|----------3-----|------------3-----|------------6--|----8-------8----| G|0-----------0---|----0---------0---|--------------5/7-----7-------7--| D|----------------|------------------|---------------|-----------------| A|----------------|------------------|---------------|-----------------| E|----------------|------------------|---------------|-----------------|
and night, earth and sky Somehow I_
e|--------3-------|----7-----7-5-----|----5---6p5-----| B|----3-----3-----|--------------5---|------------6---| G|--5---5---------|----------------5-|5-------------5-| D|5-----------5---|7-------7---------|----------------| A|----------------|------------------|----------------| E|----------------|------------------|----------------|
just don't be-lieve it
e|----3---3-------|----3---3-----5-|(5)---5---5-3-----| B|--5---5---5-----|------3---3-----|--------------3---| G|------------4---|0-----------0---|----0---0---------| D|----------------|----------------|------------------| A|----------------|----------------|------------------| E|----------------|----------------|------------------|
(Repeat chorus)
Interlude
(w/Rhy.Fig.1 - last 16 bars only)
e|---8-------------10-|(10)---------------|--------------10-|(10)---10---10---| B|-----8----8---------|--------8----------|----8---8--------|-----------------| G|------------0-------|------------9------|----------0------|---------------9-| D|10-----10-----10----|-----10---------10-|9-----9-----9----|-----------------| A|--------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|--------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------| e|-----8---8------10-|(10)---10---10-8---|--7-----3-----5-|(5)---5---5-3-----| B|--10-------10------|-------------------|----8-----3-----|--------------3---| G|9-------------9----|-------------------|0-----0-----0---|----0---0---------| D|-------------------|-------------------|----------------|------------------| A|-------------------|-------------------|----------------|------------------| E|-------------------|-------------------|----------------|------------------| e|--5---6p5----|--7-----8p7-----|--------3-------|----7---7-5-----| B|----------6--|----8-------8---|----3-----3-----|------------5---| G|------------5/7-----7-------7-|--5---5---------|--------------5-| D|-------------|----------------|------------5---|7---------------| A|-------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E|-------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| e|--5---6p5-----|--3-----3-------|--7-----3-----5-|(5)---5---5-3---| B|----------6---|----5-----------|----8-----3-----|----------------| G|----5-------5-|------4-----4---|------0-----0---|----0---0-----0-| D|--------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| A|--------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E|--------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Verse 3
C Em/B
Bought a ticket for a runaway train Like a mad - man
e|------------------------|----------------|--------------------| B|------------------------|----------------|--------------------| G|0-----------------------|(0)-------------|0-------------------| D|2-----------------------|(2)-------------|2-------------------| A|3-----------------------|(3)-------------|2-------------------| E|------------------------|----------------|--------------------|
Am
laughin' at the rain A little out of touch, little insane
e|-----------------------|----------------|------------------| B|-----------------------|------1-------0-|(0)-1-----1-------| G|(0)--------------------|----2-----------|------2-----2---0-| D|(2)--------------------|--2-------------|--------2-----2---| A|(2)--------------------|0---------------|------------------| E|-----------------------|----------------|------------------|
It's just easier than dealing with the pain
e|----------------3-|(3)-------3---------| B|------3---3-------|------3-----3-------| G|------------0-----|----0---0-----------| D|--------0-----0---|----------------0---| A|------------------|--------------------| E|3-----------------|--------------------|
(Repeat chorus twice)
Outro
(w/Rhy.Fig.1 - first 4 bars only, until end)
C Em/B
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------| B|----5---5---5---|----3-----1-----|----1---1-------|------------------| G|----------------|----------------|----------0---2-|(2)---0-----------| D|------5---5---5-|5\3---3-2---2-0-|----------------|----------2---0---| A|----------------|----------------|2-----------2---|----2-------------| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|
Am G
e|----------------|----------------|--------------3-|(3)-------3-------| B|----0---0-----1-|(1)-------------|----3---3-------|------3-----3-----| G|----------2-----|----------------|------0---0-----|------------------| D|------------2---|----0-0h2-0-----|------------0---|----0---3-----0---| A|0---------------|----------------|----------------|------------------| E|----------------|----------------|3---------------|------------------|
C Em/B
e|-----------------10-|(10)-----------------|--------------10-| B|-----8----8---------|--------8------------|----8---8--------| G|------------0-------|------------9--------|----------0------| D|10-----10-----10----|-----10---------10---|9-----9-----9----| A|--------------------|---------------------|-----------------| E|--------------------|---------------------|-----------------|
Am
e|(10)-------10-------|----8---8------10-|(10)---10---10------| B|-------8------8-----|----------10------|---------------10---| G|----------------0---|9------------9----|-----9--------------| D|-----9--------------|------------------|--------------------| A|--------------------|------------------|--------------------| E|--------------------|------------------|--------------------|
G fade out
e|----3---3-----5-|(5)---5---5-3-----| B|------3---3-----|--------------3---| G|------------0---|----0---0---------| D|----------------|------------------| A|----------------|------------------| E|----------------|------------------|
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| (n) Ghost note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
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