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Intro: [C][
C] 1st Verse :
C
C Call you up in the middle of the night
Em
Em Like a firefly without a light
Am
Am You were there like a blowtorch burning
G
G I was a key that could use a little turning
C
C So tired that I couldn't even sleep
Em
Em So many secrets I couldn't keep
Am
Am Promised myself I wouldn't leave
G
G One more promise I couldn't keep Pre-Chorus :
F
G It seems no one can help me now
C
Am And I'm in too deep there's no way out
F
Em
G
G This time I have really led myself astray Chorus:
C
C Runaway train never going back
Em
Em Wrong way on a one way track
Am
Am Seems like I should be getting somewhere G G G Gx A|-----------------------| Somehow I'm neither here nor there E|----3---5---3---0------| 2nd verse :
C
C Can you help me remember how to smile
Em
Em Make it somehow all seem worthwhile
Am
Am How on earth did I get so jaded
G
G Life's mystery seems so faded
C
C I can go where no one else can go
Em
Em I know what no one else knows
Am
Am Here I am just drownin’ in the rain
G
G With a ticket for a runaway train Pre-chorus :
F
G Everything is cut and dry
C
Am Day and night Earth and sky
F
Em
G Somehow I just don't believe it Chorus:
C
C Runaway train never going back
Em
Em Wrong way on a one way track
Am
Am Seems like I should be getting somewhere
G
G Somehow I'm neither here nor there Solo : [
C][
Em][
Am][
G] [
C][
Em][
Am][
G] [
F-
G][
C-
Am][
F-
Em][
G] Bridge :
C>let ring (
C) Got a ticket for a runaway train
Em>let ring (
Em) Like a madman laughing at the rain
Am>let ring (
Am) Little out of touch little insane
G>let ring
G It's just easier than dealing with the pain Chorus:
C
C Runaway train never going back
Em
Em Wrong way on a one way track
Am
Am Seems like I should be getting somewhere
G
G Somehow I'm neither here nor there
C
C Runaway train never going back
Em
Em Runaway train tearing up the track
Am
Am Runaway train burning in my veins
G
G Runaway but it always seems the same. Ending : [
C][
Em][
Am][
G] x2