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Changing Trains

from About Time by Jan Hauenstein

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Changing Trains Words Fred Grittner/Music Jan Hauenstein

On this (Am)train I´ve been (Fj7)traveling up and down this (Am)line,
(Cj7)Staring through the windows at the (Am)rain,
The wheels may be (Fj7)turning, but I´m standing (Am)still.
When I (Cj7)try to move, I rub against the (Am)grain.
(Fj7) Now the clouds are breaking, (Cj7)sun´s be(Em/B)ginning to (Bb)shine.

I´ll be (Bb/E)running (Bb/D)down the (Bb)platform,
(Bb/E)Leaving (Bb/D)it be(Bb)hind,
I´ll (Bb/C)cut the (Am)cord. (Am7) (Am) (Am7)
(Bb)No, I (Bb/E)can´t (Bb/D)re(Bb)main,
(Bb/E)Dropping (Bb/D)all my (Bb)baggage,
(Bb/C)Running (Am)hard (Am7) and running (Fj7)free,
I won´t look (E)back, (E7)(hold)
I´m changing (Am)trains. (Fj7) (Am) (C6) (Am) (Fj7) (Am) (C6) (Am)

I never did con(Fj7)vince myself. I just went a(Am)long
With (Cj7)everybody who seems to know the (Am)score.
My hidden dreams of (Fj7)freedom keep pounding in my (Am)chest
To a (Cj7)railroad beat that I can´t ig(Am)nore.
(Fj7) Soon there will be parting, (Cj7)soon I (Em/B)will be (Bb)gone.

I´ll be (Bb/E)running (Bb/D)down the (Bb)platform,
(Bb/E)Leaving (Bb/D)it be(Bb)hind,
I´ll (Bb/C)cut the (Am)cord. (Am7) (Am) (Am7)
(Bb)No, I (Bb/E)can´t (Bb/D)re(Bb)main,
(Bb/E)Dropping (Bb/D)all my (Bb)baggage,
(Bb/C)Running (Am)hard (Am7) and running (Fj7)free,
I won´t look (E)back, (E7)(hold)
I´m changing (Am)trains. (Fj7) (Am) (C6) (Am) (Fj7) (Am) (C6) (Am)

The blessings of il(Fj7)lusions, the awful curse of (Am)facts,
(Cj7)Looking for a way to cut some (Am)slack.
Some trains are built for (Fj7)distance, some trains are built for (Am)speed,
(Cj7)Some trains are made to jump the (Am)track.
(Fj7)Now the whistle´s blowing, (Cj7)train be(Em/B)ginning to (Bb)slow.

I´ll be (Bb/E)running (Bb/D)down the (Bb)platform,
(Bb/E)Leaving (Bb/D)it be(Bb)hind,
I´ll (Bb/C)cut the (Am)cord. (Am7) (Am) (Am7)
(Bb)No, I (Bb/E)can´t (Bb/D)re(Bb)main,
(Bb/E)Dropping (Bb/D)all my (Bb)baggage,
(Bb/C)Running (Am)hard (Am7) and running (Fj7)free,
I won´t look (E)back, (E7)(hold)
I´m changing (Am)trains. (Fj7) (Am) (C6) (Am) (Fj7) (Am) (C6) (Am)

Words Fred Grittner, May 9, 1998, Music Jan Hauenstein, 26 March 2012, Özdere, Turkey

Playing hint: high E-string rarely played on ‘one guitar’ version.

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from About Time, released September 7, 2012

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