| C | |
| Call you up in the middle of the night |
| Em | |
| Like a firefly burnin' bright, |
| Am | |
| You were there like a blowtorch burnin' |
| G | |
| I was a key that could use a little turnin' |
| C | |
| So I'm tired and I couldn't even sleep |
| Em | |
| So many secrets I couldn't keep |
| Am | |
| Promised myself I wouldn't leave |
| G | |
| One more promise I couldn't keep |
| F | G | |
| Seems no one can | help me now |
| C | Am | |
| And I'm | in too deep there's | no way out |
| F | Em | G | |
| This time I have | really led my | self astray |
| Chorus: |
| C | |
| Runaway train never going back |
| Em | |
| Runaway on a one way track |
| Am | |
| Seems like I should be getting somewhere |
| G | |
| Somehow I'm neither here nor there |
| Verse 2: Follows same pattern as above |
| Can you help me remember how to smile |
| Make it somehow all seem worthwile |
| How on earth did I get so jaded |
| Life's mysteries seem so faded |
| I can go where no one else can go |
| I know what no one else knows |
| Here I am just drowning in the rain |
| With a ticket for a runaway train |
| Everything seems cut and dry |
| Day and night Earth and sky |
| Somehow I just don't believe it |
| Chorus: |
| Runaway train never going back |
| Runaway on a one way track |
| Seems like I should be getting somewhere |
| Somehow I'm neither here nor there |
| Solo: |
| Got a ticket for a runaway train |
| Like a madman laughing at the rain |
| Little out of touch little insane |
| It's just easier than dealing with the pain |
| Runaway train never going back |
| Runaway on a one way track |
| Seems like I should be getting somewhere |
| Somehow I'm neither here nor there |
| Runaway train never going back |
| Runaway train tearing up the track |
| Runaway train burning in my veins |
| Runaway but it always seems the same. |
| Repeat |
| C-Em/B-Am-G and fade |
| Chords used: |
| C: x32010 |
| Em/B: x22000 |
| Am: x02210 or 577555 |
| G: 320003 or 355433 |
| F: 133211 |
| Em: 022000 |
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| Sekhar Narayanaswami rsn@cory.berkeley.edu |
| "I wanna find myself a girl |
| Who can show me what laughter means |
| And we'll fill in the missing colors |
| In each others paint-by-number dreams" -- Jackson Browne |
| Amen brother, Jackson Browne is saying what we all want in a dream girl, maybe his best lyric ever, its my favorite off his best or second best album. Late for the sky is the other, hope the firefly lyric helps you out.....keep on....Justasinger54 |
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