IntroEmVerseEm
He started in the morning, arrived just in time
DEm
Met some friends at the station, for to ride the narrow line
Took a seat in the diner, made small talk with them all
DEm
Took a drink from the waiter, heard the last conductor call
G
He seen the long dress of a woman on his right
DEm
She was reading from the bible, she was basking in the light
For a moment he thought he'd hear the words she couldn't keep inside
DEm
He looked in vain all around him, but there was no place to hide
ChorusAm
Gotta miss this train
Em
Running from behind, he'll miss this train
D
Running out of time, he'll miss this train
EmBEm
Walking down the line, he'll miss this train
VerseEm
She said, "All my friends are millionaires", and her lips were small and thin
DEm
And she held him with these words as her eyes began to spin
"My lover is an angel, each day we give our praise
DEm
To the glory of his goodness and the richness of our days"
G
"But you will never know him, unless you ride this train
DEm
That seeks the pure and righteous for the glory of his name"
And with this she clasped an amulet that hung above her breast
DEm
And she felt a tiny glory as the train continued west
ChorusAm
Gotta miss this train
Em
Running from behind, he'll miss this train
D
Running out of time, he'll miss this train
EmBEm
Walking down the line, he'll miss this train
VerseEm
He became distracted, to the window he turned his eyes
DEm
To the desert all around him and the blue that filled its skies
Cactus with its arms arose to pull him away
DEm
There were stones that shine like jewels, flying birds of prey
G
Nothing ever called to him as the sun was burning bright
DEm
And all the desert creatures were hiding from the light
And the woman safely sleeping, with her book she'd made a nest
DEm
And he knew he'd have to leave there or his heart would never rest
ChorusAm
Gotta miss this train
Em
Running from behind, he'll miss this train
D
Running out of time, he'll miss this train
EmBEm
Walking down the line, he'll miss this train
VerseEm
He jumped out the window, the sun was burning red
DEm
And all he saw was desert and the bones of its dead
He reached out to touch them and to lift them from the sand
DEm
They looked like angels, when he held them in his hand
G
All at once he tried to board again, barbed wire cut his feet
DEm
But all he saw was empty track and the rising of the heat
So he ran for a hundred miles until he came to a mountain town
DEm
Where he was told by a conductor that he best just turn around
ChorusAm
Gotta miss this train
Em
Running from behind, he'll miss this train
D
Running out of time, he'll miss this train
EmBEm
Many walking down the line, he'll miss this train
OutroAmEmDEmBEmAmEmDEmBEmAmEmD
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