Intro
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[Verse 1]
G
Oh, the evening train is rolling
C
All along the homeward way
G
All my hopes are over the horizon
G D G
All my dreams have gone away [?]
G
The hillside darkly shaded
C
Stars fall from above
G
All the joys of earth have faded
G D G
The nights untouched by love
C
I’ll be here ’til tomorrow
G
Beneath a shroud of gray
C
I’ll pretend I’m free from sorrow
G D
My heart is miles away
G
The dead bells are ringing
C
My train is overdue
G
To your memory I’m clinging
G D G
I can’t escape from you
[Interlude]
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[Verse 2]
G
Well I hear the sound of thunder
C
Roaring loud and long
G
Sometimes you’ve got to wonder
G D G
God knows I’ve done no wrong
G
You’ve wasted all your power
C
You threw out the Christmas pie
G
Now you wither like a flower
G D G
You'll play the fool and die
C
I’m neither sad nor sorry
G
I’m all dressed up in black
C
I fought for fame and glory
G/D D
You tried to break my back
G
In the far-off sweet forever
C
The sunshine breaking through
G
We should have walked together
G D G
I can’t escape from you
[Interlude]
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[Verse 3]
G
I cannot grasp the shadows
C
That gather near the door
G
Rain fall ’round my window
G D G
I wish I’d seen you more
G G7
The path is ever winding
C
The stars they never age
G
The morning light is blinding
G D G
All the world’s a stage
C
Should be the time of gladness
G
Happy faces everywhere
C
But the mystery of madness
G D
Is propagating in the air
G
I don’t like the city
C
Not like some folks do
G
Isn’t it a pity
G D G
I can’t escape from you
[Interlude]
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[Verse 4]
G G7
We plough the fields of heaven
C F C
Right down to the end
G
I hope I can be forgiven
G D G C
If any words of mine offend
G
All our days were splendid
C
They were simple, they were plain
G
It never should have ended
G D G
I should have kissed you in the rain
C
I’ve been thinking things all over
G G7
All the moments full of grace
C
The primrose and the clover
G D
Your ever-changing face
G
Can’t help looking at ya
C
You made love with God knows who
G
Never found a gal to match ya
G D G
I can't escape from you
[Interlude]
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[Coda]
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