Downtown Train — Tom Waits
Chords and lyrics for Downtown Train by Tom Waits (key of G).
Intro
[G] [G] [C] [D] [G] [G] [C] [D] [G] [G] [C] [D] [G] [G] [C] [D]
Verse 1
[G] [G] [C]Outside another[D] yellow [G]moon[G]
Has punched a [C]hole in the [D]nighttime
[G] [G]I climb through the [C]window and [D]down to the [G]street[G]
I'm [C]shining like a [D]new dime
[C] [C] The [D]downtown trains are [D]full
[C] With [C]all those [D]Brooklyn [D]girls
[Em] They try [Em]so hard[D/F#] to break out of [D/F#]their little world
(same chords progression)
You wave your hand and they scatter like crows
They have nothing that will ever capture your heart
They're just thorns without the rose
Oh, be careful of them in the dark
And if I was the one
You chose to be your only one
Oh baby now, can't you hear me now
Chorus
[G] Will I [G]see you [C]tonight [C] [G] on a [G]downtown [C]train[C]
[G] Where [G]every night [C] [C] is just the [Am]same;[Am] [D] You leave me [D]lonely now
Verse 2
(same as verse 1)
(Now) I know your window and I know it's late
I know your stairs and your doorway
I walk down your street and past your gate
I stand by the light at the fourway
You watch them as they fall
Ooh, and they all have heart attacks
They stay at the carnival, but they'll never win you back
Chorus
(same as the first one)
Will I see you tonight on a downtown train
Where every night, every night is just the same; you leave me lonely
Will I see you tonight on a downtown train
Where every night, every night is just the same, all upon a downtown
Instrumental
[G]train [D][G][D][D][D][D][G]
[G] [D] [G] [D] [G] [D] [D] [D] [D] [D]
Chorus
(same as the first one)
Will I see you tonight on a downtown train
Where every night, every night is just the same, you leave me lonely
Will I see you tonight on a downtown train
Where all my dreams just fall like the rain, all upon a downtown train
Outro
Fade on G G C D
X