Intro
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[Verse 1]
C
Oh, the evening train is rolling
F
All along the homeward way
C
All my hopes are over the horizon
C G C
All my dreams have gone away [?]
C
The hillside darkly shaded
F
Stars fall from above
C
All the joys of earth have faded
C G C
The nights untouched by love
F
I’ll be here ’til tomorrow
C
Beneath a shroud of gray
F
I’ll pretend I’m free from sorrow
C G
My heart is miles away
C
The dead bells are ringing
F
My train is overdue
C
To your memory I’m clinging
C G C
I can’t escape from you
[Interlude]
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[Verse 2]
C
Well I hear the sound of thunder
F
Roaring loud and long
C
Sometimes you’ve got to wonder
C G C
God knows I’ve done no wrong
C
You’ve wasted all your power
F
You threw out the Christmas pie
C
Now you wither like a flower
C G C
You'll play the fool and die
F
I’m neither sad nor sorry
C
I’m all dressed up in black
F
I fought for fame and glory
C/G G
You tried to break my back
C
In the far-off sweet forever
F
The sunshine breaking through
C
We should have walked together
C G C
I can’t escape from you
[Interlude]
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[Verse 3]
C
I cannot grasp the shadows
F
That gather near the door
C
Rain fall ’round my window
C G C
I wish I’d seen you more
C C7
The path is ever winding
F
The stars they never age
C
The morning light is blinding
C G C
All the world’s a stage
F
Should be the time of gladness
C
Happy faces everywhere
F
But the mystery of madness
C G
Is propagating in the air
C
I don’t like the city
F
Not like some folks do
C
Isn’t it a pity
C G C
I can’t escape from you
[Interlude]
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[Verse 4]
C C7
We plough the fields of heaven
F A# F
Right down to the end
C
I hope I can be forgiven
C G C F
If any words of mine offend
C
All our days were splendid
F
They were simple, they were plain
C
It never should have ended
C G C
I should have kissed you in the rain
F
I’ve been thinking things all over
C C7
All the moments full of grace
F
The primrose and the clover
C G
Your ever-changing face
C
Can’t help looking at ya
F
You made love with God knows who
C
Never found a gal to match ya
C G C
I can't escape from you
[Interlude]
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[Coda]
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