Intro
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[Verse 1]
Gb
Oh, the evening train is rolling
Cb
All along the homeward way
Gb
All my hopes are over the horizon
Gb C# Gb
All my dreams have gone away [?]
Gb
The hillside darkly shaded
Cb
Stars fall from above
Gb
All the joys of earth have faded
Gb C# Gb
The nights untouched by love
Cb
I’ll be here ’til tomorrow
Gb
Beneath a shroud of gray
Cb
I’ll pretend I’m free from sorrow
Gb C#
My heart is miles away
Gb
The dead bells are ringing
Cb
My train is overdue
Gb
To your memory I’m clinging
Gb C# Gb
I can’t escape from you
[Interlude]
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[Verse 2]
Gb
Well I hear the sound of thunder
Cb
Roaring loud and long
Gb
Sometimes you’ve got to wonder
Gb C# Gb
God knows I’ve done no wrong
Gb
You’ve wasted all your power
Cb
You threw out the Christmas pie
Gb
Now you wither like a flower
Gb C# Gb
You'll play the fool and die
Cb
I’m neither sad nor sorry
Gb
I’m all dressed up in black
Cb
I fought for fame and glory
Gb/C# C#
You tried to break my back
Gb
In the far-off sweet forever
Cb
The sunshine breaking through
Gb
We should have walked together
Gb C# Gb
I can’t escape from you
[Interlude]
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[Verse 3]
Gb
I cannot grasp the shadows
Cb
That gather near the door
Gb
Rain fall ’round my window
Gb C# Gb
I wish I’d seen you more
Gb Gb7
The path is ever winding
Cb
The stars they never age
Gb
The morning light is blinding
Gb C# Gb
All the world’s a stage
Cb
Should be the time of gladness
Gb
Happy faces everywhere
Cb
But the mystery of madness
Gb C#
Is propagating in the air
Gb
I don’t like the city
Cb
Not like some folks do
Gb
Isn’t it a pity
Gb C# Gb
I can’t escape from you
[Interlude]
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[Verse 4]
Gb Gb7
We plough the fields of heaven
Cb Fb Cb
Right down to the end
Gb
I hope I can be forgiven
Gb C# Gb Cb
If any words of mine offend
Gb
All our days were splendid
Cb
They were simple, they were plain
Gb
It never should have ended
Gb C# Gb
I should have kissed you in the rain
Cb
I’ve been thinking things all over
Gb Gb7
All the moments full of grace
Cb
The primrose and the clover
Gb C#
Your ever-changing face
Gb
Can’t help looking at ya
Cb
You made love with God knows who
Gb
Never found a gal to match ya
Gb C# Gb
I can't escape from you
[Interlude]
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[Coda]
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