Intro
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[Verse 1]
Eb
Oh, the evening train is rolling
Ab
All along the homeward way
Eb
All my hopes are over the horizon
Eb A# Eb
All my dreams have gone away [?]
Eb
The hillside darkly shaded
Ab
Stars fall from above
Eb
All the joys of earth have faded
Eb A# Eb
The nights untouched by love
Ab
I’ll be here ’til tomorrow
Eb
Beneath a shroud of gray
Ab
I’ll pretend I’m free from sorrow
Eb A#
My heart is miles away
Eb
The dead bells are ringing
Ab
My train is overdue
Eb
To your memory I’m clinging
Eb A# Eb
I can’t escape from you
[Interlude]
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[Verse 2]
Eb
Well I hear the sound of thunder
Ab
Roaring loud and long
Eb
Sometimes you’ve got to wonder
Eb A# Eb
God knows I’ve done no wrong
Eb
You’ve wasted all your power
Ab
You threw out the Christmas pie
Eb
Now you wither like a flower
Eb A# Eb
You'll play the fool and die
Ab
I’m neither sad nor sorry
Eb
I’m all dressed up in black
Ab
I fought for fame and glory
Eb/A# A#
You tried to break my back
Eb
In the far-off sweet forever
Ab
The sunshine breaking through
Eb
We should have walked together
Eb A# Eb
I can’t escape from you
[Interlude]
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[Verse 3]
Eb
I cannot grasp the shadows
Ab
That gather near the door
Eb
Rain fall ’round my window
Eb A# Eb
I wish I’d seen you more
Eb Eb7
The path is ever winding
Ab
The stars they never age
Eb
The morning light is blinding
Eb A# Eb
All the world’s a stage
Ab
Should be the time of gladness
Eb
Happy faces everywhere
Ab
But the mystery of madness
Eb A#
Is propagating in the air
Eb
I don’t like the city
Ab
Not like some folks do
Eb
Isn’t it a pity
Eb A# Eb
I can’t escape from you
[Interlude]
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[Verse 4]
Eb Eb7
We plough the fields of heaven
Ab Db Ab
Right down to the end
Eb
I hope I can be forgiven
Eb A# Eb Ab
If any words of mine offend
Eb
All our days were splendid
Ab
They were simple, they were plain
Eb
It never should have ended
Eb A# Eb
I should have kissed you in the rain
Ab
I’ve been thinking things all over
Eb Eb7
All the moments full of grace
Ab
The primrose and the clover
Eb A#
Your ever-changing face
Eb
Can’t help looking at ya
Ab
You made love with God knows who
Eb
Never found a gal to match ya
Eb A# Eb
I can't escape from you
[Interlude]
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[Coda]
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