Runaway Train Soul Asylum
Subject: TAB:"RUNAWAY TRAIN" - Soul Asylum
Date: 31 Oct 1995 01:09:17 GMT
RUNAWAY TRAIN - Soul Asylum
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In the following transcription, the tabulature refers to guitar 1, which is
actually two guitars arranged for one.
Guitar 2 is shown as chords above the tab.(Both guitars are acoustic)
The chorus tabulature is played by a third guitar, an electric
The chord fingerings are as follows:
C x-3-2-0-1-0
Em/B x-2-2-0-0-0
Am x-0-2-2-1-0
G 3-2-0-0-3-3
[F]Em [1-3-3-2-1-1]0-2-2-0-0-0
Intro: C
e ---------- ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- --------0----- B ---------- ----5---5---5--- ----3---3---3--- ----1---1------- ----1-----1--- G ---------- ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ------0-----0- D --------3- 5-----5---5---5- 5\3---3---3---3- 2-----2---2-3--- 2------------- A ---------- ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- -------------- E ---------- ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- --------------
Verse 1:(Rhy.Fig.1)
[C] Call you up in the middle of the night [Em/B] Like a firefly with-
e -------------------- --------------------- -------------------------- B ------1-----1-----1- (1)----------1------- ------1-----1------------- G --------------0----- -------0-------0---0- ----------------0--------- D ----------------2--- -----2---2-------2--- ------------------------2- A 3------------------- --------------------- 2-------------------2----- E -------------------- --------------------- --------------------------
-out a light__ [Am] you were there like a blow - torch burn - ing
e -------------------- -------------------- --------------------------- B -------------------- ------1-----1-----0- (0)---1-------------------- G (2)----------------- --------------2----- ----------2---------------- D --------2----------- ----------------2--- -------------2---0h2---2p0- A ----2-------2---0--- 0------------------- --------------------------- E -------------------- -------------------- ---------------------------
I [G]was a key that could use a little turn[C]ing So tired that I
e ------3---3-----5- (5)---5---3------- -------------------10- B ------------3----- ------------3----- -------8----8--------- G 0-------0-----0--- ----0---0--------- --------------0------- D ------------------ --------------0--- 10-------10-----10---- A ------------------ ------------------ ---------------------- E ------------------ ------------------ ----------------------
couldn't even sleep [Em/B] So many secrets I couldn't keep_
e (10)----------------- --------------10- (10)-----10---10------- B --------8------------ ----8---8-------- ----------------------- G ------------9-------- ----------0------ -------------------9--- D -----10---------10--- 9-----9-----9---- -----9----------------- A --------------------- ----------------- ----------------------- E --------------------- ----------------- -----------------------
[Am] Promised myself I wouldn't weep [G] One more promise
e ----8---8------10- (10)---10-----10---8----- ----3-----3-----5- B ----------10------ ------------------------- --3---------3----- G -------------9---- -----9------------------- 0-------------0--- D ------------------ ------------------------- ------------------ A ------------------ ------------------------- ------------------ E ------------------ ------------------------- ------------------
I couldn't keep It [F]seems noone can h[G]elp me now I'm in t[C]oo deep There's no
e (5)---5---5-3----- ---------------- ----3-3----------- ----3---3------- B --------------3--- ----1-1--------- --3-------3------- ------1--------- G ----0------------- ----2-2-0h2----- 0-------------0--- 0---------0----- D ------------------ 3-----------3--- ------------------ ------------0--- A ------------------ ---------------- ------------------ ---------------- E ------------------ ---------------- ------------------ ----------------
[Am]way out_ Thi[F]s time I have rea[Em]lly led myself[G] astray
e ----7---7-5----- ----5---6p5----- 3-----3------- ----3---3-----5- B ------------5--- ------------6--- --5-----5----- ----------3----- G --------------5- 5-------------5- ----------4--- ------0-----0--- D 7--------------- ---------------- -------------- ---------------- A ---------------- ---------------- -------------- ---------------- E ---------------- ---------------- -------------- ----------------
(end Rhy.Fig.1)
e (5)---5---5-3----- B ------------------ G ----0---0-------0- D ------------------ A ------------------ E ------------------
Chorus:(Rhy.Fig.2)
[C] Runaway train never going back [Em/B] Wrong way on a one way track
e 0--------------- (0)--------------- 0--------------- (0)------------ B 1--------------- (1)--------------- 0--------------- (0)------------ G 0--------------- (0)--------------- 0--------------- (0)------------ D 2--------------- (2)--------------- 2--------------- (2)------------ A 3--------------- (3)--------------- 2--------------- (2)------------ E ---------------- ------------------ ---------------- ---------------
[Am] Seems like I should be getting somewhere [G] Somehow I'm neither
e 0----------------------- (0)---------------- 3--------------------- B 1----------------------- (1)---------------- 3--------------------- G 2----------------------- (2)---------------- 0--------------------- D 2----------------------- (2)---------------- 0--------------------- A 0----------------------- (0)---------------- 2--------------------- E ------------------------ ------------------- 3---------------------
(end Rhy.Fig.2)
here nor there__
e (3)----------------- (3)------------------ 3------------------ B (3)----------------- (3)------------------ 3------------------ G (0)----------------- (0)------------------ 0------------------ D (0)----------------- (0)------------------ 0------------------ A (2)----------------- (2)------------------ 2------------------ E (3)----------------- (3)------------------ 3------------------
2nd Verse:(w/Rhy.Fig.1)
Can you help me remember how to smile make it somehow all
e -------------------10- (10)----------------- --------------10- B -----8------8--------- --------8------------ ----8---8-------- G --------------0------- ------------9-------- ----------0------ D 10-------10-----10---- -----10---------10--- 9-----9-----9---- A ---------------------- --------------------- ----------------- E ---------------------- --------------------- -----------------
seem worthwhile? How on earth did I get so jaded?
e (10)---10---10----- ----5---7-------7- (7)---7---7-5----- B ------------------- ------------------ --------------5--- G ---------------9--- ------------------ ----5-----------5- D ------------------- 7-----------7----- ------------------ A ------------------- ------------------ ------------------ E ------------------- ------------------ ------------------
Life's mystery seems so faded I can go where noone else can go_
e --7--------8---5- (5)---5---3------- ---------------- ------------------ B ----8---10------- ------------3----- ----1---1------- (1)-------1------- G 0------------0--- ----0---0-----0--- ----------0---1- ------0-----0----- D ----------------- ------------------ ------------2--- ----2---2-----2p0- A ----------------- ------------------ 3--------------- ------------------ E ----------------- ------------------ ---------------- ------------------
I know what noone else knows Here I am just drownin' in the rain
e ---------------- ------------------ ---------------- ------------------ B ----1---1------- ------------------ ----1---1-----0- (0)-1------------- G ----------0---2- (2)---0----------- ----------2----- ------2----------- D ---------------- ----------2---0--- ------------2--- --------2-0h2-0--- A 2-----------2--- ----2------------- 0--------------- ------------------ E ---------------- ------------------ ---------------- ------------------
with a ticket for a runaway train Everything is cut and dry_ day
e ----3---3-----5- (5)---3---3------- ----5---6p5---- --7-----8p7------ B ----------3----- ------------3----- ------------6-- ----8-------8---- G 0-----------0--- ----0---------0--- --------------5/7-----7-------7-- D ---------------- ------------------ --------------- ----------------- A ---------------- ------------------ --------------- ----------------- E ---------------- ------------------ --------------- -----------------
and night, earth and sky Somehow I_
e --------3------- ----7-----7-5----- ----5---6p5----- B ----3-----3----- --------------5--- ------------6--- G --5---5--------- ----------------5- 5-------------5- D 5-----------5--- 7-------7--------- ---------------- A ---------------- ------------------ ---------------- E ---------------- ------------------ ----------------
just don't be-lieve it
e ----3---3------- ----3---3-----5- (5)---5---5-3----- B --5---5---5----- ------3---3----- --------------3--- G ------------4--- 0-----------0--- ----0---0--------- D ---------------- ---------------- ------------------ A ---------------- ---------------- ------------------ E ---------------- ---------------- ------------------
(Repeat chorus)
Interlude:(w/Rhy.Fig.1 - last 16 bars only)
e ---8-------------10- (10)--------------- --------------10- (10)---10---10--- B -----8----8--------- --------8---------- ----8---8-------- ----------------- G ------------0------- ------------9------ ----------0------ ---------------9- D 10-----10-----10---- -----10---------10- 9-----9-----9---- ----------------- A -------------------- ------------------- ----------------- ----------------- E -------------------- ------------------- ----------------- ----------------- e -----8---8------10- (10)---10---10-8--- --7-----3-----5- (5)---5---5-3----- B --10-------10------ ------------------- ----8-----3----- --------------3--- G 9-------------9---- ------------------- 0-----0-----0--- ----0---0--------- D ------------------- ------------------- ---------------- ------------------ A ------------------- ------------------- ---------------- ------------------ E ------------------- ------------------- ---------------- ------------------ e --5---6p5---- --7-----8p7----- --------3------- ----7---7-5----- B ----------6-- ----8-------8--- ----3-----3----- ------------5--- G ------------5/7-----7-------7- --5---5--------- --------------5- D ------------- ---------------- ------------5--- 7--------------- A ------------- ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- E ------------- ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- e --5---6p5----- --3-----3------- --7-----3-----5- (5)---5---5-3--- B ----------6--- ----5----------- ----8-----3----- ---------------- G ----5-------5- ------4-----4--- ------0-----0--- ----0---0-----0- D -------------- ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- A -------------- ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- E -------------- ---------------- ---------------- ----------------
3rd Verse
[C] Bought a ticket for a runaway train [Em/B] Like a mad - man
e ------------------------ ---------------- -------------------- B ------------------------ ---------------- -------------------- G 0----------------------- (0)------------- 0------------------- D 2----------------------- (2)------------- 2------------------- A 3----------------------- (3)------------- 2------------------- E ------------------------ ---------------- --------------------
laughin' at the rain [Am]A little out of touch, little insane
e ----------------------- ---------------- ------------------ B ----------------------- ------1-------0- (0)-1-----1------- G (0)-------------------- ----2----------- ------2-----2---0- D (2)-------------------- --2------------- --------2-----2--- A (2)-------------------- 0--------------- ------------------ E ----------------------- ---------------- ------------------
It's just easier than dealing with the pain
e ----------------3- (3)-------3--------- B ------3---3------- ------3-----3------- G ------------0----- ----0---0----------- D --------0-----0--- ----------------0--- A ------------------ -------------------- E 3----------------- --------------------
(Repeat chorus twice)
Outro:(w/Rhy.Fig.1 - first 4 bars only, until end)
[C] [Em/B]
e ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ------------------ B ----5---5---5--- ----3-----1----- ----1---1------- ------------------ G ---------------- ---------------- ----------0---2- (2)---0----------- D ------5---5---5- 5\3---3-2---2-0- ---------------- ----------2---0--- A ---------------- ---------------- 2-----------2--- ----2------------- E ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ------------------
[Am] [G]
e ---------------- ---------------- --------------3- (3)-------3------- B ----0---0-----1- (1)------------- ----3---3------- ------3-----3----- G ----------2----- ---------------- ------0---0----- ------------------ D ------------2--- ----0-0h2-0----- ------------0--- ----0---3-----0--- A 0--------------- ---------------- ---------------- ------------------ E ---------------- ---------------- 3--------------- ------------------
[C] [Em/B]
e -----------------10- (10)----------------- --------------10- B -----8----8--------- --------8------------ ----8---8-------- G ------------0------- ------------9-------- ----------0------ D 10-----10-----10---- -----10---------10--- 9-----9-----9---- A -------------------- --------------------- ----------------- E -------------------- --------------------- -----------------
[Am]
e (10)-------10------- ----8---8------10- (10)---10---10------ B -------8------8----- ----------10------ ---------------10--- G ----------------0--- 9------------9---- -----9-------------- D -----9-------------- ------------------ -------------------- A -------------------- ------------------ -------------------- E -------------------- ------------------ --------------------
G fade out
e ----3---3-----5- (5)---5---5-3----- B ------3---3----- --------------3--- G ------------0--- ----0---0--------- D ---------------- ------------------ A ---------------- ------------------ E ---------------- ------------------ -------------------------------------------------------------------------
From: skvech@vt.edu (Steve Kvech)
group: Soul Asylum
song: Runaway Train (Intro Lick)
album:Grave Dancers Union
My first attempt at posting, so please be kind.
I did this by memory of the song, and not by comparison with a CD
At least this is better than no intro at all!
Intro:
E--------4---4------------2---2------------0---0---------0---4--0- B----------------------------------------------------------------- G------4---4---4-4------2---2---2-2------1---1---1-1---1---1------ D----6-------------6--4-------------4--2-------------2------------ A----------------------------------------------------------------- E-----------------------------------------------------------------
Comments welcome!
skvech@vt.edu
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