How Long Is This Train Dan Tyminski
This is the acoustic version with capo on 3rd fret
Intro
[D]D/[-]B [D/F#]- D/F[-]# [D/G]- D/G (2x)
[D/G]
[Dsus2]How long i[D/F#]s this tr[D/G]ain son
I h[D/B]eard his fr[D/F#]agile vo[D/G]ice
I [A]didnā??t want to liste[D/F#]n but there really wa[D/G]s no choice
It seems like [D]it goes on fore[D/F#]ver an[D/G]d I waited for[D/B] so long[D/F#] [D/G]
The old[A] manā??s breath came slow and sm[D/F#]elled of whiskey in the dawn[D/G] [Dsus2]
On a col[A]d November morning in th[Dsus2]e gentle mist of ra[D/B]in[D/F#] [D/G]
Dsus2 A7Sus4 D/B D/F# D/G A (single not to...)
Thereā??s just so many reasons that people wait to meet a train
[D/B] [-] [D/F#] [-] [D/G]
And as I wait[Dsus2]ed for [D/F#]my siste[D/G]r to come down the [D/B]metal stairs[D/F#] [D/G]
He tol[A]d me that his son had n[D/F#]ot been home in fifteen [D/G]years
And I bar[Dsus2]ely see[D/F#]med to notice[D/G] the tears beh[D/B]ind his[D/F#] face[D/G]
But his wishe[A]s were no strangers to [D/F#]the people in this pla[D/G]ce[Dsus2]
[Dsus2]
The old[A] man stood there waiting for a [Dsus2]young m[D/A]an dre[D/B]ssed in blue[D/F#] [D/G]
Then he handed[C] him a neatly folded [Bm7]flag and said fo[Em]r you[D/F#] [A] [Asus4]
He said your son he[Dsus2] died a[D/F#] hero in[D/G] the service of[D/B] this fl[D/F#]ag[D/G]
The old [A]man took it gently put [D/F#]it in his paper[D/G] bag
Then I left[Dsus2] him in[D/F#] the ra[D/G]in there but Iā??[D/B]d still he[D/F#]ar his voi[D/G]ce
I t[A]ry hard not to listen [D/F#]but there re[D/G]ally is no choice[Dsus2]
On a col[A]d November morning in th[Dsus2]e gentle mist of ra[D/B]in[D/F#] [D/G]
Dsus2 A7Sus4 D/B D/F# D/G
Thereā??s just so many reasons that people wait to meet a train
[D/G]
[Dsus2]How long i[D/F#]s this [D/G]train son
I can he[D/B]ar the pour[D/F#]ing rain[D/G]
Iā??m s[A]till reminded of hi[D/F#]m when I hear a pas[D/G]sing train[D]
I think this is quite accurate
Enjoy :)
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