Runaway Train Uke tab by Soul Asylum

5 Chords used in the song: C, Em, Am, G, F

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Artist: Soul Asylum

Album: Grave Dancers Union

Year: 1992

Difficulty:

2.9

(Beginner)

Key: C, AmChords

C     Em

C                                       Em
Call you up in the middle of the night, Like a firefly without light
Am                                       G
You were there like a blowtorch burnin', I was a key that could use a little turnin'
C                                    Em
So tired that I couldn't even sleep, So many secrets I couldn't keep
Am                               G
Promised myself I wouldn't weep, One more promise I couldn't keep
F                   G            C                       Am
It seems no one can help me now, I'm in too deep there's no way out
F                Em         G
This time I have really led myself astray.

C                               Em
Runaway train never going back, Wrong way on a one way track
Am                                        G
Seems like I should be getting somewhere, Somehow I'm neither here nor there.

C                                      Em
Can you help me remember how to smile, Make it somehow all seem worthwhile
Am                               G
How on earth did I get so jaded, Life's mysteries seem so faded
C                                  Em
I can go where no one else can go, I know what no one else knows
Am                                   G
Here I am just drowning in the rain, With a ticket for a runaway train
F                G            C              Am  
Everything seems cut and dry, Day and night, Earth and sky
F       Em           G
Somehow I just don't believe it

C                               Em
Runaway train never going back, Wrong way on a one way track
Am                                        G
Seems like I should be getting somewhere, Somehow I'm neither here nor there


Instrumental

C    Em    Am    G    C    Em    Am

C                                    Em
Bought a ticket for a runaway train, Like a mad man laughing at the rain
Am                                 G
Little out of touch little insane, It’s just easier than dealing with the pain

C                               Em
Runaway train never going back, Wrong way on a one way track
Am                                        G
Seems like I should be getting somewhere, Somehow I'm neither here nor there
C                                Em
Runaway train never coming back, Runaway train tearing up the track
Am                                 G
Runaway train burning in my veins, Runaway but it always seems the same 

Instrumental

C    Em    Am    G    C    Em    Am    C

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About this song: Runaway Train

"Runaway Train" is a song by the Minneapolis rock band Soul Asylum. The song led Soul Asylum to international status, and helped bring their album, Grave Dancers Union to a multi-platinum level. It was the third single off the album (see Soul Asylum discography) and reached No. 5 on the Billboard charts. It won a Grammy Award for the best rock song in 1994. The song has become synonymous with the band, and has led many people to believe that it is the group's only hit, categorizing Soul Asylum as a one-hit wonder band.

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