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I Often Dream Of Trains
Robyn Hitchcock
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Beautiful song from a classic Hitchcock album, picked on a Telecaster.
This is by no means anywhere near perfect, more a simplified skeleton of the chords. It
fine to play it all like this though, but any corrections welcome.
INTRO
e|-----3-------------------|
B|-------0h1p0-------------|
G|-------------0-----------|
D|---------------0---------| x4
A|-------------------------|
E|---3---------------------|
VERSE 1
e|-----3------0------1------3------3-------------3--------------------------|
B|-------0------1------1------1------0h1p0---------0h1p0--------------------|
G|---0-------------------------------------0-------------0------------------|
D|----------0------3-------------------------0-------------0----------------|
A|------------------------3-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------3-------------3----------------------------|
I often dream of trains when I'm alone....
e|-----3------0------1------3------3-------------3--------------------------|
B|-------0------1------1------1------0h1p0---------0h1p0--------------------|
G|---0-------------------------------------0-------------0------------------|
D|----------0------3-------------------------0-------------0----------------|
A|------------------------3-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------3-------------3----------------------------|
I ride on them into another zone...
CHORUS(?) 1
e|-------3-------------6------------6------------3--------|
B|-----------0-------3-----6------3-----6------4-----4----|
G|-----0-------0-2-3---------3--3---------3--3---------3--|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|---3----------------------------------------------------|
I dream of them constantly, heading for paradise...
e|-------------------5-----------5---------|
B|-----1-4---1---------5-----------5-------|
G|---0---------0---6-----6-----6-----6-----|
D|---------------7---------7-7---------7---|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
Or Basingstoke... or Reading....
VERSE 2
e|-----3------0------1------3------3-------------3--------------------------|
B|-------0------1------1------1------0h1p0---------0h1p0--------------------|
G|---0-------------------------------------0-------------0------------------|
D|----------0------3-------------------------0-------------0----------------|
A|------------------------3-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------3-------------3----------------------------|
I often dream of trains when I'm awake....
e|-----3------0------1------3------3-------------3--------------------------|
B|-------0------1------1------1------0h1p0---------0h1p0--------------------|
G|---0-------------------------------------0-------------0------------------|
D|----------0------3-------------------------0-------------0----------------|
A|------------------------3-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------3-------------3----------------------------|
They ride along beside a frozen lake...
CHORUS 2
e|-------3-------------6------------6------------3--------|
B|-----------0-------3-----6------3-----6------4-----4----|
G|-----0-------0-2-3---------3--3---------3--3---------3--|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|---3----------------------------------------------------|
And there in the buffet car, I wait for eternity...
e|-------------------5-----------5---------|
B|-----1-4---1---------5-----------5-------|
G|---0---------0---6-----6-----6-----6-----|
D|---------------7---------7-7---------7---|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
Or Basingstoke... or Reading....
Here another guitar comes in I think, but the basic parts are the same, and you can keep
pretty much the same thing. Anyway...
VERSE 3
e|-----3------0------1------3------3-------------3--------------------------|
B|-------0------1------1------1------0h1p0---------0h1p0--------------------|
G|---0-------------------------------------0-------------0------------------|
D|----------0------3-------------------------0-------------0----------------|
A|------------------------3-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------3-------------3----------------------------|
I often dream of trains 'til it gets light....
e|-----3------0------1------3------3-------------3--------------------------|
B|-------0------1------1------1------0h1p0---------0h1p0--------------------|
G|---0-------------------------------------0-------------0------------------|
D|----------0------3-------------------------0-------------0----------------|
A|------------------------3-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------3-------------3----------------------------|
The summer turns to winter overnight...
CHORUS 3
e|-------3-------------6------------6------------3--------|
B|-----------0-------3-----6------3-----6------4-----4----|
G|-----0-------0-2-3---------3--3---------3--3---------3--|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|---3----------------------------------------------------|
The leaves fall so suddenly, the sun sets at 4 o' clock...
e|-------------------5-----------5---------|
B|-----1-4---1---------5-----------5-------|
G|---0---------0---6-----6-----6-----6-----|
D|---------------7---------7-7---------7---|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
Exactly what... I'm dreading....
VERSE 4
e|-----3------0------1------3------3-------------3--------------------------|
B|-------0------1------1------1------0h1p0---------0h1p0--------------------|
G|---0-------------------------------------0-------------0------------------|
D|----------0------3-------------------------0-------------0----------------|
A|------------------------3-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------3-------------3----------------------------|
I often dream of trains when I'm with you....
e|-----3------0------1------3------3-------------3--------------------------|
B|-------0------1------1------1------0h1p0---------0h1p0--------------------|
G|---0-------------------------------------0-------------0------------------|
D|----------0------3-------------------------0-------------0----------------|
A|------------------------3-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------3-------------3----------------------------|
I wonder if you dream about them too...
CHORUS 4
e|-------3-------------6------------6------------3--------|
B|-----------0-------3-----6------3-----6------4-----4----|
G|-----0-------0-2-3---------3--3---------3--3---------3--|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|---3----------------------------------------------------|
Maybe we'll meet one night, out in the corridor...
e|-------------------5-----------5---------|
B|-----1-4---1---------5-----------5-------|
G|---0---------0---6-----6-----6-----6-----|
D|---------------7---------7-7---------7---|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
I'm waiting for... you baby....
e|----5-----------5-------------5-----------5---------|
B|------5-----------5-------------5-----------5-------|
G|--6-----6-----6-----6-------6-----6-----6-----6-----| Repeat to fade
D|7---------7-7---------7---7---------7-7---------7---|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
Baby... Baby... Baby... Baby...