Intro
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[Verse 1]
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Oh, the evening train is rolling
G
All along the homeward way
D
All my hopes are over the horizon
D A D
All my dreams have gone away [?]
D
The hillside darkly shaded
G
Stars fall from above
D
All the joys of earth have faded
D A D
The nights untouched by love
G
I’ll be here ’til tomorrow
D
Beneath a shroud of gray
G
I’ll pretend I’m free from sorrow
D A
My heart is miles away
D
The dead bells are ringing
G
My train is overdue
D
To your memory I’m clinging
D A D
I can’t escape from you
[Interlude]
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[Verse 2]
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Well I hear the sound of thunder
G
Roaring loud and long
D
Sometimes you’ve got to wonder
D A D
God knows I’ve done no wrong
D
You’ve wasted all your power
G
You threw out the Christmas pie
D
Now you wither like a flower
D A D
You'll play the fool and die
G
I’m neither sad nor sorry
D
I’m all dressed up in black
G
I fought for fame and glory
D/A A
You tried to break my back
D
In the far-off sweet forever
G
The sunshine breaking through
D
We should have walked together
D A D
I can’t escape from you
[Interlude]
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[Verse 3]
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I cannot grasp the shadows
G
That gather near the door
D
Rain fall ’round my window
D A D
I wish I’d seen you more
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The path is ever winding
G
The stars they never age
D
The morning light is blinding
D A D
All the world’s a stage
G
Should be the time of gladness
D
Happy faces everywhere
G
But the mystery of madness
D A
Is propagating in the air
D
I don’t like the city
G
Not like some folks do
D
Isn’t it a pity
D A D
I can’t escape from you
[Interlude]
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[Verse 4]
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We plough the fields of heaven
G C G
Right down to the end
D
I hope I can be forgiven
D A D G
If any words of mine offend
D
All our days were splendid
G
They were simple, they were plain
D
It never should have ended
D A D
I should have kissed you in the rain
G
I’ve been thinking things all over
D D7
All the moments full of grace
G
The primrose and the clover
D A
Your ever-changing face
D
Can’t help looking at ya
G
You made love with God knows who
D
Never found a gal to match ya
D A D
I can't escape from you
[Interlude]
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[Coda]
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