Transcribed by: Taylor Sansom
Standard tuning
Intro:
e|---3--3------------------------3--3--3-|
B|---1--1-------------------0----1--1--1-|
G|---0--0----0-------0-0-0--0----0--0--0-|
D|---2--2----0-----0-0h2-0--0----2--2--2-|
A|---3--3----2-0h2----------0----3--3--3-|
E|---x--x----3-------------------x--x--x-|
Verse:
G D Em (open)
It’s late and I can’t sleep, I’ve made promises that I can’t keep
G D Em A
Cobblestones and broken bones, he has a kingdom but he’s got no home
G D Em
Last night is still ringing in my head
F C D (fill)
Like that lonesome whistle in the rain
(fill 1) C9 (fill 2)
e|----3--2--0--2--3-| e|-----------3-|
B|----3--3--3--3--3-| B|-----------1-|
G|----2--2--2--2--0-| G|-----------0-|
D|----0--0--0--0--2-| D|-----------2-|
A|----------------3-| A|------0-2--3-|
E|----------------x-| E|--0-3--------|
Chorus:
C9 G D (fill 2)
Oh I’m a fool for a lonesome train
C G D C9 G (repeat intro)
Oh I’m a fool for a lonesome train
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G D Em (open)
The lifetimes we’ve left behind with strangers
G D Em A
Promises and lies both have their dangers
G D Em
I just can’t be wrong enough and I can’t hide for long enough
F C D (fill 1)
So far away but I still feel your pain
Chorus:
C9 G D (fill 2)
Lord I’m a fool for a lonesome train
C G D (fill 2)
Oh I’m a fool for a lonesome train
C G D (fill 2)
Try to say goodbye but I never got your name
C G D C9
Oh I’m a fool for a lonesome train
Bridge:
Em C Em A C D C
e|---0--0--0-0-3-0----0—0----0-0-0-0----0-0---0----3-3-3-3-------3-|
B|---0--0--0-1-1-1----0—0----2-3-2-3----1-1---1----2-2-2-2-------1-|
G|---0--0--0-0-0-0----0—0----2-2-2-2----0-0---0----3-3-3-3-------0-|
D|---2--2--0-2-2-2----2—2----2-2-2-2----2-0h2-0h2--0-0-0-0-----0-2-|
A|---2--2--0-3-3-3----2—2----0-0-0-0----3-3---3----x-x-x-x-0h2---3-|
E|---0--0--0-x-x-x----0—0----x-x-x-x----x-x---x----x-x-x-x-------x-|
Chorus:
C G D (fill 2)
Oh I’m a fool for a lonesome train
C G D (fill 2)
I’m your fool for a lonesome train
C G D (fill 2)
I know I sound crazy but I’m painfully sane
C G D C9 G (back to intro)
I’m your fool for a lonesome oh a lonesome lonesome train
C
E|-------3-|
B|------1--|
G|-----0---|
D|----2----|
A|---3-----|
E|---x-----|
Here ya go Harper Heads, I got this off a youtube video of Ben before recording the Lifeline album.