Runaway Trains Chords

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Difficulty:	intermediate
Tuning:	E A D G B E
Key:	Ebm
Capo:	1st fret

Author ddemes [pro] 114,060. Last edit on Oct 4, 2020

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[Intro]
Dm  C  Gm  x2
 
 
[Verse 1]
Dm
She's up there all alone
C                           Gm
I'm down here changing lanes
Dm
Her room was dark and cold
C                         Gm
I'm listening to the waves
 
 
[Pre-Chorus]
Bb                   C
And I'm depending on time, babe
Bb                   C
To get you out of my mind
 
 
[Chorus]
F
I guess it's one of those things
Bb
You can never explain
Bb
Like when an angel cries
C
Like runaway trains
F
Like one of those times
Bb
That's never the same
Bb
Like when something dies
C
Like runaway trains
 
 
[Verse 2]
Dm
She says "I understand
C                      Gm
I'm used to being alone
Dm
And holding my own hand
C                         Gm
I'm stronger than you know"
 
 
[Pre-Chorus]
Bb                   C
And I'm depending on time, babe
Bb                   C
To get you out of my mind
 
 
[Chorus]
F
I guess it's one of those things
Bb
You can never explain
Bb
Like when an angel cries
C
Like runaway trains
F
Like one of those times
Bb
That's never the same
Bb
Like when something dies
C
Like runaway trains
 
 
[Instrumental]
Dm  C  Gm  C  x2
Dm  C  Gm
 
 
[Pre-Chorus]
Bb                   C
And I'm depending on time, babe
Bb                   C
To get you out of my mind
 
 
[Chorus]
F
I guess it's one of those things
Bb
You can never explain
Bb
Like when an angel cries
C
Like runaway trains
F
Like one of those times
Bb
That's never the same
Bb
Like when something dies
C
Like runaway trains
 
 
[Outro]
F  Bb  Bb  C
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Runaway Trains – Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers

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6 comments

This tab is fantastic. Thank you very much for your time and hard work. I really do appreciate it.

I'm playing bass to this song and all chords I hear/play are from Ebm. But aren't therse chords shown here all Eb Major (C/D)? I play verse as Eb to Db to Ab 1-7-4, pre chorus as the minor 6-7 B and Db, and then chorus as the minor 3 F# to minor 6 B then finishing on minor 7 Db.

Any suggestions on alternative chords for tiny hands? Thanks lol