Intro
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[Verse 1]
Fb
Oh, the evening train is rolling
A
All along the homeward way
Fb
All my hopes are over the horizon
Fb B Fb
All my dreams have gone away [?]
Fb
The hillside darkly shaded
A
Stars fall from above
Fb
All the joys of earth have faded
Fb B Fb
The nights untouched by love
A
I’ll be here ’til tomorrow
Fb
Beneath a shroud of gray
A
I’ll pretend I’m free from sorrow
Fb B
My heart is miles away
Fb
The dead bells are ringing
A
My train is overdue
Fb
To your memory I’m clinging
Fb B Fb
I can’t escape from you
[Interlude]
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[Verse 2]
Fb
Well I hear the sound of thunder
A
Roaring loud and long
Fb
Sometimes you’ve got to wonder
Fb B Fb
God knows I’ve done no wrong
Fb
You’ve wasted all your power
A
You threw out the Christmas pie
Fb
Now you wither like a flower
Fb B Fb
You'll play the fool and die
A
I’m neither sad nor sorry
Fb
I’m all dressed up in black
A
I fought for fame and glory
Fb/B B
You tried to break my back
Fb
In the far-off sweet forever
A
The sunshine breaking through
Fb
We should have walked together
Fb B Fb
I can’t escape from you
[Interlude]
| B | A | G#m |
[Verse 3]
Fb
I cannot grasp the shadows
A
That gather near the door
Fb
Rain fall ’round my window
Fb B Fb
I wish I’d seen you more
Fb Fb7
The path is ever winding
A
The stars they never age
Fb
The morning light is blinding
Fb B Fb
All the world’s a stage
A
Should be the time of gladness
Fb
Happy faces everywhere
A
But the mystery of madness
Fb B
Is propagating in the air
Fb
I don’t like the city
A
Not like some folks do
Fb
Isn’t it a pity
Fb B Fb
I can’t escape from you
[Interlude]
| B | A | G#m |
[Verse 4]
Fb Fb7
We plough the fields of heaven
A D A
Right down to the end
Fb
I hope I can be forgiven
Fb B Fb A
If any words of mine offend
Fb
All our days were splendid
A
They were simple, they were plain
Fb
It never should have ended
Fb B Fb
I should have kissed you in the rain
A
I’ve been thinking things all over
Fb Fb7
All the moments full of grace
A
The primrose and the clover
Fb B
Your ever-changing face
Fb
Can’t help looking at ya
A
You made love with God knows who
Fb
Never found a gal to match ya
Fb B Fb
I can't escape from you
[Interlude]
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[Coda]
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| Fb | % | Fb B | Fb |
| B | A | G#m | F#m | Bb