Guitar Tabs, Chords and Lyrics
Update 25:10. 13:00. Site is back up running again. Songbooks are recovered. Woring on getting search back up..


Runaway Train  Soul Asylum

Subject: TAB:"RUNAWAY TRAIN" - Soul Asylum
Date: 31 Oct 1995 01:09:17 GMT
RUNAWAY TRAIN - Soul Asylum
===========================
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] [Em/B]  
 
 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|--------------------|---------------------|--------------------------|

[Am]  
 
 e|--------------------|--------------------|---------------------------|
 B|--------------------|------1-----1-----0-|(0)---1--------------------|
 G|(2)-----------------|--------------2-----|----------2----------------|
 D|--------2-----------|----------------2---|-------------2---0h2---2p0-|
 A|----2-------2---0---|0-------------------|---------------------------|
 E|--------------------|--------------------|---------------------------|

[G] [C]  
 
 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|------------------|------------------|----------------------|

[Em/B]  
 
 e|(10)-----------------|--------------10-|(10)-----10---10-------|
 B|--------8------------|----8---8--------|-----------------------|
 G|------------9--------|----------0------|-------------------9---|
 D|-----10---------10---|9-----9-----9----|-----9-----------------|
 A|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------------|
 E|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------------|

[Am] [G]  
 
 e|----8---8------10-|(10)---10-----10---8-----|----3-----3-----5-|
 B|----------10------|-------------------------|--3---------3-----|
 G|-------------9----|-----9-------------------|0-------------0---|
 D|------------------|-------------------------|------------------|
 A|------------------|-------------------------|------------------|
 E|------------------|-------------------------|------------------|

[F] [G] [C]  
 
 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] [F] [Em] [G]  
 
 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 l[G]ike I should be getting somewhere 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)
 
 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|----------------------|---------------------|-----------------|
 e|(10)---10---10-----|----5---7-------7-|(7)---7---7-5-----|
 B|-------------------|------------------|--------------5---|
 G|---------------9---|------------------|----5-----------5-|
 D|-------------------|7-----------7-----|------------------|
 A|-------------------|------------------|------------------|
 E|-------------------|------------------|------------------|
 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|-----------------|------------------|----------------|------------------|
 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|----------------|------------------|----------------|------------------|
 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|----------------|------------------|---------------|-----------------|
 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|----------------|------------------|----------------|
 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] [Em/B]  
 
 e|------------------------|----------------|--------------------|
 B|------------------------|----------------|--------------------|
 G|0-----------------------|(0)-------------|0-------------------|
 D|2-----------------------|(2)-------------|2-------------------|
 A|3-----------------------|(3)-------------|2-------------------|
 E|------------------------|----------------|--------------------|

[A]  
 
 e|-----------------------|----------------|------------------|
 B|-----------------------|------1-------0-|(0)-1-----1-------|
 G|(0)--------------------|----2-----------|------2-----2---0-|
 D|(2)--------------------|--2-------------|--------2-----2---|
 A|(2)--------------------|0---------------|------------------|
 E|-----------------------|----------------|------------------|
 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

Important: The song above is NOT stored on the Chordie server. The original song is hosted at www.guitartabs.cc. Chordie works as a search engine and provides on-the-fly formatting. Chordie does not index songs against artists'/composers' will. To remove this song please click here.

Text color:
Chord color:
Chord grids: 
Font size:    
Page size: 

A Am C Em Em/B F G
Rate #19 of 20 versions

Jango Player

Login - add to songbook

SHARE PAGE  



You need to log in to post comments