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Tuning: G C E A
Chords in brackets : the background strum pattern
[mute] : treat like a chord and just strum with all strings muted
... at the end of a line : strum pattern carries onto next line
[Intro]
E G D Em
Em G D Em
[Verse 1]
Em [mute] B [Em G D...
In the shuffling madness
Em] [mute] [Em G D...
Of the locomotive breath
Em] [mute] A [Em G D...
Runs the all-time loser
B] B D
Headlong to his death
Em [mute] [Em G D Em]
He feels the piston scraping
A Em [Em G D Em]
Steam breaking on his brow
[Refrain]
Old GCharlie stole the Ahandle
And the trainBm it won't stop going
[Em G D Em] [mute]
No way to slow down
E [mute]
[Em G D Em] [mute]
Oh, oh!
Em G D Em [mute]
[Verse 2]
Em [mute] [Em G D Em]
He sees his children jumping off
[mute] [Em G D Em] D
At the stations - one by one
D Em E [Em G D Em]
His woman and his best friend
B [Em G D Em]
In bed and having fun
D Em B [Bm G D...
Oh, He's crawling down the corridor
Em][mute] [Em G D Em]
On his hands and knees
[Refrain]
Old GCharlie stole the Ahandle and
The traBin it Bmwon't stop going
[Em G D Em]
No way to slow down
[mute strums][Em G B Em] [mute strums]
Hey, hey!
[during flute solo]
[Em G D Em] x4
[B B B Em]
[Em G D Em] x2
A B
[Em G D Em] x3
[Verse 3]
Em [mute] [Em G D E]
He hears the silence howling
[mute] [Em G D Em]
Catches angels as they fall
[mute] [B G D Em]
And the all-time winner
B [Em...
Has got him by the balls
G D Em][mute] [Em G D E]
Oh, he picks up Gideon's Bible
[mute] [Em G D Em]
Open at page one
[Refrain]
I said, GGod, he stole the Amhandle and
The traBin it Awon't stop gBoin'
No way to slow Emdown Ow!
[Outro]
[Em G D Em]
No way to slow dooowwwn
[Em G D Em]
No way to slow down (Piano)
[Em G D Em]
No way to slow down Ow!
[Em G D Em]
No way to slow down (piano)
[B B G Em]
No way to slow down (piano) Aw!
[Em G D Em]
No way to slow down (piano)
(voice starts fading to nothing)
[Em G D Em]
No way to slow down (piano)
G E